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Taliban put al Qaeda ally in charge of Afghanistan security

By Tom Rogan
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Taliban put al Qaeda ally in charge of Afghanistan security

The Taliban Emirate of Afghanistan has appointed Sirajuddin (Siraj) Haqqani as interior minister. Leader of the Haqqani Network, Haqqani is a devoted U.S. enemy and a close friend of al Qaeda.

Evincing as much, Haqqani has a $5 million U.S. bounty on his head and is responsible for a blood feud with the CIA.

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