Boo Radley
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"After the Sudanese made it clear, in May 1996, that bin Laden would never be welcome to return,[clarification needed] Taliban-controlled Afghanistan—with previously established connections between the groups, administered with a shared militancy,[107] and largely isolated from American political influence and military power—provided a perfect location for al-Qaeda to relocate its headquarters. Al-Qaeda enjoyed the Taliban's protection and a measure of legitimacy as part of their Ministry of Defense, although only Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates recognized the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
While in Afghanistan, the Taliban government tasked al-Qaeda with the training of Brigade 055, an elite part of the Taliban's army from 1997–2001. The Brigade was made up of mostly foreign fighters, many veterans from the Soviet Invasion, and all under the same basic ideology of the mujahideen. In November 2001, as Operation Enduring Freedom had toppled the Taliban government, many Brigade 055 fighters were captured or killed, and those that survived were thought to head into Pakistan along with bin Laden.[108]"
al-Qaeda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
But you keep making excuses for them.
Right, you made a stupid statement about how we are bringing more soldiers in on waivers..... which unless you can prove that the soldiers in this instance were enlisted via waiver, serves no purpose other than to disparage those who serve. despicable.
Again a different issue. The Taliban did not plan or execute 9/11.
And I did offer evidence for the other claim. Even the entire search page. You're stuck in your belief system and are not listening or looking objectively.