The report on Afghan militias came as former U.S. Army General David Petraeus gave his first congressional testimony since taking over as CIA director. Speaking before a joint House-Senate intelligence committee hearing, Petraeus said the Yemen-based al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is the most dangerous al-Qaeda affiliate threatening the United States.

CIA Director David Petraeus: “Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, or AQAP, has emerged as the most dangerous regional node in the global jihad. Since December 2009, the group has attempted two attacks on the United States: a plot to blow up a U.S. airliner as it approached Detroit in 2009 and an effort to send bombs hidden in computer printers on two cargo aircraft in 2010.”