EXPLAINED: Al-Qaeda Ties, Attack On Indian Assets. Why Haqqani Network In Taliban Is Driving Worries

They provide the fighting backbone of the Taliban but are only loosely part of the group, maintaining their own organisation and chain of command. Now, after the fall of Kabul, senior leaders of the Haqqani Network have landed in the Afghan capital, where they have taken charge of the city’s security and are part of the talks for forming the next government, something that is making the global community, especially India, wary about the direction the country may take under its new rulers. So, who are the Haqqanis, and what makes them so feared? Read more…