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 Post: After Taliban triumph, Biden faces even greater test in preventing extremist resurgence in Afghanistan
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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "U.S. intelligence officials had previously said it would take up to two years for al-Qaeda to reconstitute in Afghanistan. Nathan Sales, who served as a senior counterterrorism official during the Trump administration, said that period could be as little as six months now."
Date
August 16, 2021
Daily Dose
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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