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August 18, 2021

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."

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August 18, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat and counter-terror chief, emphasised the murderous track record of the group as warnings from MPs about the threat of terror groups finding new space in...

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August 18, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "Nathan Sales, former U.S. ambassador at large and coordinator for counterterrorism, said: 'If this is what a prepared evacuation looks like I would hate to see what improvisation looks like...

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August 17, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts referenced: "Whilst Ivor Roberts, another senior Tory, used the exact same phrase in the Metro, as does this article in The Sun. All of that in just the last two days."

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August 17, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts referenced: "Whilst Ivor Roberts, another senior Tory, used the exact same phrase in the Metro, as does this article in The Sun. All of that in just the last two days."

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August 17, 2021

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Alongside the power the Taliban has demonstrated over the last few days and the potential extremism potentially brewing beneath the surface, the UK and the West will bear the consequences."

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August 17, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales interviewed: "Ambassador Nathan Sales, coordinator for counterterrorism under the Trump Administration, has accused President Joe Biden of disregarding "the advice of career professionals and head for...

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August 17, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales interviewed: "Former Coordinator for counterterrorism Nathan. A Sales discusses Biden's speech on events unfolding in Afghanistan and his approach to handling the withdrawal."

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August 17, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "The world should expect little change in the character of the Taliban after nearly 20 years in exile, said Nathan Sales, a former U.S. ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism...

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August 17, 2021

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "'The Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan is the best news Al Qaeda has had in decades,' he wrote in a briefing paper for the Atlantic Council."

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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