; (ii) prevent the takeover of one or more provincial capitals by the Taliban or by associated organizations; (iii) conduct counterterrorism operations necessary to deny safe harbor to terrorist organizations, including each covered terrorist organization; and (iv) maintain institutional order and discipline. (E) The influence of malign state actors on the sovereignty of Afghanistan and the strategic national security interests of the United States in the region. (F) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense, in concurrence with each covered official, determines appropriate. (3) An assessment of the manner and extent to which— (A) the Taliban has publicly renounced al-Qaeda; (B) the Taliban has made any efforts to break with al-Qaeda since February 29, 2020, and a description of these efforts; (C) any senior al-Qaeda leaders, including Ayman al-Zawahiri, or any leaders of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, have been present in Afghanistan since February 29, 2020, and if so, the names of the leaders, the dates they were present in Afghanistan, and their other locations since February 29, 2020; (D) any members of al-Qaeda, al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, al-Qaeda-affiliated groups, or any covered terrorist organization have, since February 29, 2020— (i) fought alongside, trained alongside, otherwise operated alongside, or sheltered with the Taliban in Afghanistan; (ii) conducted attacks inside Afghanistan, and, if so, the dates and locations of such attacks; (iii) operated training camps or related facilities inside Afghanistan, and, if so, the locations of those camps or facilities; (iv) traveled from Afghanistan to Pakistan or Iran, or from Pakistan or Iran to Afghanistan; (v) continued to have ties to any Taliban leaders or members located in Pakistan; or (vi) continued to work with the Haqqani Network