PTI: “We’re concerned that Al-Qaeda can regenerate in that Afghan-Pak border region, which is why we need to maintain the intelligence collection as well as working with our Afghan and Pak partners,” CIA Director John Brennan told members of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence early this week. There are about 100 or so Al-Qaeda members in the eastern parts of Afghanistan. The Al-Qaeda leaders there have joined hands with some of the other militant organisations in the area, including the Taliban, he said. Click here to read more (external link).