In mountainous eastern Afghanistan, Kabul, Afghanistan (AP) - A reduced, but flexible "base" organization of the 9/11 attacks drew the United States into its longest war, trying to make a comeback even as the United States and allied forces to wind down their combat missions and terrorist organizations acknowledged that a small but stable foothold.
U.S. military commanders raised objections in recent months to crack down on the "base" tissue cells. This can also weaken the narrative of the Obama administration, depicting the "base" organization is badly weakened, a problem is not a problem of Western troops in Afghanistan began to leave.
When the occasion of his visit to Afghanistan attacked the United States in May to kill Osama bin Laden, to commemorate the first anniversary of U.S. President Barack Obama said his government has been the tide of the war. "I set goals - beat the" base "organization, and denied the opportunity to rebuild - can achieve," he said.
As in previous years, but, undoubtedly weaken al-Qaida seems to have saved at least limited means of regeneration in Afghanistan U.S. influence wanes in the country confront. The last U.S. combat troops scheduled to be handed over to the Afghan government on December 31, 2014, disappearance and security matters.
"They are trying to increase their number and use the Americans to leave," the police chief of Paktika province, in charge of General Dawlat Khan Zadran, said through a translator: this month in an interview with reporters at the governor's compound. He referred to the figures, but said that the "base" organization has raised more weapons from across the border in Pakistan.
Over the years, the US-led forces have been the main target of the Taliban, 11 years ago, before the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan "base" organization rulers and protectors. However, the strategic goal is to prevent the "base" organization once again looking for a safe haven, attacks on the United States in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda leadership fled to neighboring Pakistan in late 2001, and has been maintained.
The Group is still active in Afghanistan, the U.S. military fighting spread extremism, raise funds, recruit young Afghans and provide military expertise, the Taliban and other militant groups.
The supreme commander of the international forces in Afghanistan, U.S. General John Allen said, has been re-emergence of the "base" organization, although few in number, he said, the existence of the organization does not need a large influential.
U.S. officials say they are committed to, even at the end of the combat mission in 2014, and at all costs to prevent the occurrence of a significant recovery. The Americans intend to, for example, the special operations force, to maintain long-term cover in the preparation of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
The "base" organizations may try to rephrase, but they will give them at their own peril and the other terrorist organizations in Afghanistan facing tremendous pressure, "Pentagon press secretary George Little said Saturday.
A more immediate concern is the threat to the existence of al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups in Yemen, Somalia and North Africa, where it is considered to be responsible for the attacks, the militants may be the "base" organization associated in large tracts of Benghazi, Libya, the United States Consulate, killing a U.S. ambassador to China Chris Stevens and three other Americans.
U.S. and Afghan officials said that the "base" organization has also established links with like-minded Islamic militant groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan the Lashkar - E-TAIBA, was accused in Mumbai, India, November 2008 rampage, killing 166 The people, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, which is in the north.
Ahmadullah Mowahed, a member of parliament from the eastern Nuristan province of Afghanistan, Pakistan border, he said he was afraid to leave the U.S. combat troops will be open to overwhelm the provincial government of the Taliban and the "base" organization.
"As long as they leave, the eyes of the" base "organization will soon be concentrated in Nuristan," he said.
Analysts say the United States, "base" organization, but no reason for concern.
G Jones, RAND senior political scientist said, "Seth" They have suffered heavy losses in a few cases, but they certainly are involved in the fight - Absolute
Jones, a former adviser to the U.S. special operations forces commander in Afghanistan, recently returned to tour in eastern Afghanistan, where he learned that support for Al Qaeda network has been extended and groups such as the Haqqani network based in Pakistan, strong.
"This is a very serious concern, because such an environment will allow the" base "organization to continue to operate, at least on a small level, because it is a viable environment, let them, he said.
Monitoring al-Qaida and the Taliban's threat of a United Nations group, said Richard Barrett, the person in charge, "base" organizations fear the Taliban will reach an agreement with the Afghan government, which will make all of the Group, but are not related 's.
"Therefore, they will do what they can to maintain their influence, to assert their presence" in Afghanistan, he said.
At least for the time being, the al-Qaida in Afghanistan, there is no ability to launch attacks against the United States, although the commanders no chance.
The fragmented small interesting account of U.S. military attacks and the fight against the "base" organization in the northeastern Kunar and Nuristan provinces the Group retain command structure in Afghanistan. No. 2 commander of American killed in action in Afghanistan on May 27, the Saudi national Sakhr AL-Taifi, in Kunar province, but not yet to catch up with the top of the "base" organization commander in the country, U.S. officials Farouk determine people Whakatane living in Nuristan.
Announced in early September, the international military alliance, the "base" organization surgery, as an associated company in July, he along with several soldiers were killed in Kunar province, the "base" organization leader Abu Saif, described 's death. Saif organization known as the "base" of senior leaders in the pipeline between Pakistan and Afghanistan, passing messages between them. , September 27, in Kunar killed "base" organization "facilitator" Abdul Rauf said in the recent strike officials. He is a Pakistani foreign militants into Afghanistan motor coordination and construction sites improvised explosive device attack coalition forces.
Afghan officials interview show, "base" organizations also appear in other parts of the country, including the northwest Faryab Province and Logar province, just south of Kabul.
Logar province chief Gen. Ghulam Sakhi Roogh Lawanay, police said it is difficult to know how many militants directly under the "base" organization, but he estimated their number at 100 to 150 Logar.



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