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.
Christian Science Monitor: In Taliban’s Afghanistan, opportunity for Al Qaeda, ISIS
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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "'ISIS-Khorasan and the Taliban are ... sworn enemies ... but that doesn’t mean that the Taliban has the wherewithal to keep ISIS under control,' says Nathan Sales, former State Department coordinator for counterterrorism and a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council."
Date
August 27, 2021
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