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by American special forces in 2011 in Pakistain, but the Afghan government says that the roots of the network are still alive in Afghanistan and the group still poses a threat to the country and the world and is collaborating with the Taliban
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"Right now, al-Qaeda and Talib are not two different ideologic topics; they are beyond that as they have intermarried within their families," NDS chief Ahmad Zia Saraj said last week.
The question that arises is how can al-Qaeda pose a threat to Afghanistan and the world while its leader was killed ten years back?
"Al-Qaeda was not owned by bin Laden," said Atiqullah Amarkhil, a former military officer. "Al-Qaeda is still active in Afghanistan and anyone who says that we have eliminated al-Qaeda--they are lying."
The Afghan government sees the Taliban’s ties with al-Qaeda as a key challenge in the way of the grinding of the peace processor.