Recent events and high-level international warnings are pointing to a stark conclusion: Afghanistan is quickly regaining its status as a central haven for global terrorist organisations. The country has become a fresh and urgent threat to Central Asia and the wider world.

The gravity of the situation was recently underscored by two significant and separate security incidents in late November. On the 27th, a sophisticated drone attack, launched from Afghan territory, tragically killed three Chinese workers in Tajikistan. This assault, targeting a gold mine camp, was a clear manifestation of militant groups using Afghan soil to strike against neighbouring countries and foreign economic interests. Just a day earlier, the threat reached the United States when an Afghan immigrant murdered two National Guard soldiers in Washington, D.C. CIA Director Akash Patel linked the perpetrator to extremist groups operating inside Afghanistan. These two distinct attacks-one a tactical strike in Central Asia and the other an ideological attack in the US capital-highlight how the threat........

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