Terrorism: Why Nigeria should be on ‘red alert’ as Taliban grabs power in Afghanistan

After the takeover of Afghanistan by an Islamic militant group, the Taliban, security experts have advised the Nigerian government to tighten its belt and be on a red alert.
On August 15, the Taliban took over the capital city of Afghanistan, Kabul, where it once controlled some 20 years ago.

The Afghanistan government led by Ashraf Ghani collapsed when the United States (US) government withdrew its military forces from the country after several years of presence.

According to the latest Global Terrorism Index (GTI) ranking, Afghanistan is the most terrorised country globally.

Afghanistan is closely followed by Iraq and Nigeria, both of which have been facing incessant killings attributed to Islamist terrorist groups.

There are indications that the takeover of Afghanistan by the Taliban group poses security implications for Nigeria and other West African countries that are battling with terrorism activities poised by Islamic terrorist groups.

For more than a decade, Nigeria and other West African countries have been caught in the fight against Boko Haram, a terrorist group that opposes western education and ideologies.

A faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP), linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS), has also carried out several attacks in West Africa.

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