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Al Qaeda Calls on Fighters To Return to Afghanistan To Create a Terrorist Safe Haven Once Again

The jihadists may be planning an attack on Western soil, a national security expert tells the Sun.

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Taliban fighters celebrate one year since the fall of Kabul, in front of the American Embassy, August 15, 2022. AP/Ebrahim Noroozi
GABRIEL DIAMOND
GABRIEL DIAMOND

The de facto leader of Al Qaeda, Sayf Al-Adl, is calling on jihadists across the globe to travel to Afghanistan, marking an effort to re-establish the country as a safe haven for the terrorist group.

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GABRIEL DIAMOND
GABRIEL DIAMOND

Mr. Diamond is a fellow at the Yorktown Institute. He has written for, among other papers, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Hill, National Review, and the Boston Globe.

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