Think Tank: Al-Qaida & Taliban Threat Is Exxagerated
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One of the world's leading security thinktanks warned this week that the threat posed by al-Qaida and the Taliban is exaggerated and that the war in Afghanistan risks becoming a "long, drawn-out disaster." The critique of the US military policy is contained in the latest strategic survey from the International Institute for Strategic Studies, a respected but usually uncontroversial body. IISS officers have made clear that they have departed from their normal practice because of the serious threat to the west's security interests in pursuing the current Afghan strategy.
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