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by dragonwriter 991 days ago
> The same Al-Qaeda US supported and trained a couple decades before that.

Al-Qaeda was formed after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the US did not support and train al-Qaeda as such.

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If you're going to make claims with such authority, please have the correct information. Sure Al-Qaeda was formed after the Soviet withdrawal, but it consisted of very members that US and Pakistan (ISI) helped in their fight against Soviet union, including Osama Bin Laden.

https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Afghan_Arabs