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On the recordJune 17, 2014
Al-Qaeda did control and govern, with the acquiescence of the United States, the vast majority of Afghanistan until 9/11.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

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Sherman discusses Al-Qaeda's governance in Afghanistan pre-9/11.

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