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Intelligence Experts: Al-Qaeda Could Re-Form In Afghanistan In ‘One To Two Years’

Emily Zanotti
Intelligence Experts: Al-Qaeda Could Re-Form In Afghanistan In ‘One To Two Years’
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A report presented at Tuesday’s National Security Summit suggests that al-Qaeda could rebuild in Afghanistan within “one to two years,” and the members of the international terrorist organization are already returning to the country, now fully under the control of the historically terror-friendly Taliban.

Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lt. Gen. Scott D. Berrier, told the summit Tuesday that al-Qaeda is still active and ready to rebuild, and it is likely that their target remains the United States.

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