US Intelligence report: Low threat of uprising in Afghanistan

KABUL (TOLOnews): The Annual Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community has stated that the near-term prospects for regime-threatening resistance in Afghanistan remain low.

The annual report reads that, large swathes of the Afghan public being weary of war and fearful of “Taliban” reprisals, and since armed remnants lack strong leadership and external support, the threats to the Islamic Emirate are low.

The report further reads that the current Afghan government has strengthened its power, suppressed its opponent groups and has bolstered international engagement but the issues of humanitarian crisis and rights are unlikely to be addressed adequately.

“The Taliban will not adequately address Afghanistan’s persistent humanitarian crisis or structural economic weaknesses. The Taliban will continue to implement restrictive measures, carry out public punishments, crack down on protests, and prevent most women and girls from attending secondary school and university,” reads part of the annual report.

Regarding the request of the Islamic Emirate to be formally recognized, the report states that the regional powers will cautiously proceed with the Kabul’s request.

“Regional powers will continue to focus largely on keeping problems contained in Afghanistan and seek to develop transactional arrangements with the Taliban while proceeding cautiously with Taliban requests for formal recognition,” part of the report.

The Islamic Emirate top officials have persistently said that they want positive engagement with all countries in the world including the US and Russia and that the current diplomatic and economic relations with countries, is recognition of the caretaker government.

The intelligence report has also expressed concern about the US persons possibly facing ideologically diverse threat from terrorism.

According to the report, al-Qa’ida has reached an operational nadir in Afghanistan and Pakistan and ISIS has suffered cascading leadership losses in Iraq and Syria, regional affiliates will continue to expand.

Earlier, the Islamic Emirate has said that Afghanistan’s soil is secure and that no group will be allowed to threaten other countries from it.

In respect to its opponents, top officials in Kabul have continuously asked those who have left Afghanistan to return to country and contribute to rebuilding Afghanistan.