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Russia’s New Favorite Jihadis: The Taliban
MY ENEMY’S ENEMY
In its latest ploy to undermine NATO, Russia is urging cooperation with the Afghan extremists even as their ties to al Qaeda grow deep.
Thomas Joscelyn
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Jan. 3 2017
12:00AM EST
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