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Pentagon: Taliban Distancing from Sunni Al-Qaeda While Getting Cozy with Iran
[Breitbart] The Taliban and al-Qaeda no longer maintain "strategic ties" in Afghanistan despite the ongoing "limited support" provided by Taliban leaders, the Pentagon argues in its most recent assessment of the war."Some lower- and mid-level Taliban leaders provide limited support to al-Qa’ida; however, there is no evidence of strategic ties between the two organizations, and the Taliban likely seeks to maintain distance from al-Qa’ida," the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) reveals in its report released last month, which covers U.S. efforts to enhance security and stability in the nation from June 1 through November 30 of last year. The Pentagon claims that the al-Qaeda threat against the United States stemming from Afghanistan "has decreased," adding: Posted by: Besoeker 2019-01-06 |
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