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  • Islamic State, Taliban claim Kabul attack during Secretary of Defense’s visit

    Thomas Joscelyn

    Threat Matrix
    Sep 27, 2017

    Both the Taliban and the Islamic State’s Khorasan “province” claimed responsibility for an assault on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan this morning. The attack coincided with a visit by Secretary of Defense James Mattis to the country, although it appears he was not at the airport at the time.

    Islamic State, Taliban claim Kabul attack during Secretary of Defense’s visit
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