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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Whether the Taliban’s Afghanistan takeover could bring new life to Al-Qaeda and ISIS

    The last time the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, they allowed Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda to live there and plan 9/11.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Aug 17, 2021 • 8m Listen

    The last time the Taliban controlled Afghanistan, they allowed Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda to live there and plan 9/11.

    Terrorist groups aren’t what they used to be, says Shane Harris, Washington Post reporter covering intelligence and national security. “But … you can think of them as embers in a fire. And officials are becoming extremely worried they can be set ablaze."

    Plus without U.S. troops on the ground, how will we monitor the risk of terrorism there? “It’s going to be made much, much harder. And I think the CIA and the intelligence agencies really have their work cut out for them now,” he says.

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