. >> and some of that is, there's a strong relationship through the quetta shua? >> the quetta shura encompasses a number of those but not all and al qaeda would not be necessarily viewed as part of that although there is a relationship. the hakani network calls themselves astal been and sometimes responds to central direction but not always. >> is -- the taliban uses acts of political assassination to further their gains, do they not? >> yes, absolutely. >> i just want to cover a few of these quickly. as do other groups. >> again the hakani ump indicated in these as well, islamic movement of uzbekistan up in the northern parts of afghanistan. >> hakani also uses political -- dpsh. >> yes, all of these organizations. >> so they're very lethal, they've been successful to some degree in their attacks? >> they have. >> i just want to cover a few of these that, just to bring to light. going into the fall, the taliban, these are held responsible by the taliban, were successful in assassinating chairman rabbani, chairman of the afghan high peace council, former presiden