According to a UN monitor, Al-Qaeda is growing quickly and has 50 times more strength than it did previously.

Despite international preventive measures, Al-Qaeda has become much more powerful in recent years, according to a serious warning from the UN about one of the most dangerous terrorist organizations in the world. The UN claims that the group's membership has increased by fifty times since the 9/11 attacks, which claimed almost 3,000 lives in the US. Notably, the devastating 9/11 attack was carried out by Al-Qaeda.

The UN monitoring team has determined that Al-Qaeda and its affiliates now have about 25,000 fighters, down from almost 5,000 at the time of 9/11, according to a report by The Times of London. The British MI6 is one of the agencies that provided intelligence input for this data. Prior to the release of the UN Security Council monitoring team's annual global terrorist threat report, these details were discussed at a briefing held at the Royal United Services Institute.

The UN has stated unequivocally that Al-Qaeda has not surrendered its weapons and is preparing massive assaults all over the world. "They are still planning attacks against us," said Colin Smith, the monitoring team coordinator. They are plotting. There is still a threat. We could suffer great harm if we overlook or undervalue this threat.

The terror group no longer relies on a single operational center, Smith continued. Rather, its network has spread throughout various parts of West Asia and Africa, which adds complexity to the threat.

The UN claims that in addition to having the capacity to carry out significant attacks, Al-Qaeda's current membership is significantly different from that of previous generations. Smith clarified that a large number of recent hires joined the group or its affiliates without fully comprehending its philosophy. On the other hand, 500 or so members joined during the 9/11 era as a result of ideological radicalization. Al-Qaeda has been using poverty, local grievances, and financial incentives to recruit new members in recent years. Money, not ideology, is often used to entice younger people.

The United Nations team discovered that terrorist organizations are increasingly focusing on youth, including children as young as eleven. They think it's easy to manipulate and provoke such kids. The report also demonstrates how terrorists are making extensive use of technology to create video tutorials on how to make explosives and use weaponized drones.

Afghanistan has resurfaced as a safe haven for Al-Qaeda since the Taliban took control of the country. It is now a major training and recruitment center. According to a UNSC report, the Taliban continue to provide Al-Qaeda with regular support, despite their claims that they do not encourage terrorism.

Other terrorist organizations operating in Afghanistan, particularly the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), have been receiving training and direction from the organization. The TTP has stepped up its campaign against the Pakistani government at the same time as this partnership.

Additionally, the report cautions that the Haqqani Network still controls southeastern Afghanistan, where Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is still active. According to intelligence reports, Osama Mahmood, the head of AQIS, and Yahya Ghauri, his deputy, are in Kabul. Additionally, AQIS is now concentrating more on external operations, according to the report.