Kabul (CNN) A raid on a remote village in Afghanistan kills an ageing al Qaeda leader wanted by the FBI. And that is impossible for Taliban to stop, and to not allow [al Qaeda] to do something outside" the country. The official said al Qaeda is given sanctuary by the Taliban in exchange for expertise in fund-raising and bomb-making. The senior Afghan intelligence official said the peace pledge to the Trump administration "was just like a joke between themselves. In the past decade, he had released a series of audio recordings and videos through al Qaeda media channels.

Source: CNN May 28, 2021 03:56 UTC