CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "'One of the main problems was that you couldn't get any resources out of the country without a private army to protect you from the Taliban,' says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project...

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke with Deutsche Welle's Steven Beardsley about the Taliban's capacity to govern the finances of Afghanistan: "The Taliban have never really governed the country. These resources that you refer to were on...

"According to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a New York-based think tank, the network has received ‘extensive support’, including safe harbour and access to weapons, from Pakistan’s intelligence services."

"'These resources were in the ground in the 90s too and they [the Taliban] weren't able to extract them,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, told DW. 'One has to remain very skeptical of their ability to grow the...

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler referenced: "Par ailleurs, la création d'un système d'extraction efficace va prendre des années et coûter très cher, estime Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur du CEP, une organisation qui combat les...

"The Taliban have suggested that it has shed it old habits. Few people really believe them. On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism...

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat and counter-terror chief, emphasised the murderous track record of the group as warnings from MPs about the threat of terror groups finding new space in...

Taliban Return To Power Sparks Fears Of Al-Qaeda Resurgence

The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is stoking renewed fear of a resurgence in terrorism from al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups. Al-Qaeda has long pledged allegiance to the Taliban, which provided sanctuary to the terror group before and...