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Afghanistan used CIA money to pay ransom to al Qaeda for hostage diplomat: NYT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – About $1 million provided by the CIA to a secret Afghan government fund ended up in the hands of al Qaeda in 2010 when it was used to pay a ransom for an Afghan diplomat, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden had at first been concerned...

 

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