The Afghan Taliban Insurgency Is Becoming Increasingly Lethal

The Cipher Brief: Threat Report 2018: The Afghan Taliban’s Increasingly Lethal Insurgency

Violence once again grips Afghanistan, with the Taliban, the Islamic State and other terror groups carrying out deadly attacks and kidnappings across the country. Last month, the Taliban announced the beginning of its annual “spring offensive,” and this past weekend bombed a mosque that was being used as a voter registration center, killing 14 and injuring dozens more.

What follows is a section of The Cipher Brief’s 2018 Annual Threat Report, which breaks down the greatest threats facing the United States and the world at this point in time. For more information on the full report, please click here.

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WNU Editor: A sobering read on the current war in Afghanistan. And in the meantime .... the war continues .... Afghan forces recapture northern district from Taliban (Threat Matrix).