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Dick Lugar: “Reportedly, al-Qaeda no longer has a major presence in Afghanistan, although witnesses in our previous hearings have…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2009
Reportedly, al-Qaeda no longer has a major presence in Afghanistan, although witnesses in our previous hearings have indicated that its reestablishment would be nearly inevitable if a Taliban government returned to Kabul.
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Dick Lugar
Republican · Indiana

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Lugar discusses the diminished presence of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and the risk of its return with the Taliban.

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