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Pakistan Aided Taliban Pre-9/11

HeadlineAug 16, 2007

Newly released documents show the Pakistani government gave pivotal military support to the Taliban in the years leading up to the 9/11 attacks. According to the National Security Archive, Pakistan sent arms and soldiers into Afghanistan to fight alongside the Taliban.

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