8am: The Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan, an anti-Taliban movement based in Turkey, has called for more sanctions against the Taliban in reaction to the murder of the leader of Al-Qaeda by an American drone in Kabul. The Supreme Council of Resistance for the Salvation of Afghanistan said in a statement on Wednesday (August 3rd) that the killing of the Al-Qaeda leader once again revealed the depth of the Taliban’s relationship with terrorist groups. Click here to read more (external link).
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