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Al Qaeda chief invites foreign fighters to train in Afghanistan, target West: 'Safe haven for terrorists'
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Since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, the Taliban and al Qaeda have grown closer, with the terrorist groups new leader calling on foreigners to come and train to target the West.
Bill Roggio, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and editor of the Long War Journal, told Fox News Digital that this message officially pronounces Afghanistan as a safe haven for terrorists.
"Al-Qaeda is firmly ensconced in Afghanistan, and has established training camps in 10 provinces, as well as religious schools, safe houses, a weapons depot, and a media operations center … al-Qaeda is telling us it plans to use this terror infrastructure to attack the West," he warned.
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