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.
Washington Examiner: Taliban-controlled Afghanistan threatens post-9/11 counterterrorism gains, experts warn
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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "'I think the United States is dramatically better in counterterrorism today than we were 20 years ago,' Amb. Nathan Sales, former ambassador-at-large and coordinator for counterterrorism, told the Washington Examiner in a phone interview. 'That said, we're not as good at it today as we were a month ago before the Afghan withdrawal.'"
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September 9, 2021
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