Reports of al-Qaeda regrouping in Afghanistan have encountered a decisive response from the Taliban ruling group's latest security briefing: the group has been moved to the appendix.
The main document now records uninterrupted stability. Anyone requesting further detail is referred to a supplementary volume, available from the same office that confirms no further detail is necessary.
A briefing officer proposed mentioning the reports during questions. The chair ruled that questions belonged after the meeting, which had already been declared a success.
For next month's presentation, the appendix will be printed separately. Officials expect this to put even greater distance between Afghanistan and the threat.