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Monday, October 6th, 2008

CNN: Taliban and Al Qaeda Split

CNN's sources say that the Taliban is breaking with Al Qaeda (in Afghanistan) and that long-time nemesis Saudi Arabia is overseeing the talks.
The talks — the first of their kind aimed at resolving the lengthy conflict in Afghanistan — mark a significant move by the Saudi leadership to take a direct role in Afghanistan, […]

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