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This is an archive article published on February 17, 2007

Al-Qaeda releases video of Afghan attack

Al-Qaeda posted on Friday a video showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of US and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

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Al-Qaeda posted on Friday a video showing what they claimed to be an insurgent attack on a military position of US and Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan.

The video appears to be an attempt by the terrorist network to disparage US claims to be winning the war against the Taliban and allied militia in Afghanistan.

It begins with the deputy leader of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahri, ridiculing US President George W Bush and saying that his claim to have deprived al-Qaeda of a safe haven in Afghanistan is a “bare-faced lie,” according to a transcript by IntelCentre, a US group that tracks extremist messages.

With a narrator speaking in American-accented English, the tape then shows video film of what it claims is an attack on a military position in Arghandab, a district north of Kandahar. The video was posted on an Islamic website known for hosting extremist material.

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