ISLAMABAD -- Al-Qaida militants and allied transnational groups are aiding the Taliban's rapid advance in Afghanistan, ratcheting up the pressure on the Kabul government.
International relations
Al-Qaida allied rebels back Taliban advance in Afghanistan
Uyghur, Pakistani, Tajik and Uzbek militants join hands in fight against Kabul
People on vehicles, holding Taliban flags, gather near the Friendship Gate crossing point in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border town of Chaman, Pakistan July 14. © Reuters
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