On the recordFebruary 8, 2012
In September 2011, former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan, Ryan Crocker, officially blamed the Haqqani Network for a nearly day-long attack on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul.
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Wicker references a past attack linked to the Haqqani Network to highlight its influence.
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