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Al-Qaeda is at its poorest but the Taliban is well-funded

Al-Qaeda is at its poorest but the Taliban is well-funded

The US Treasury reports that al-Qaeda is ‘in its worst financial state for many years while the Taliban’s funding is flourishing.’ According to David Cohen, a terrorist financing official, al-Qaeda ‘had made several appeals for funds already this year.’ Cohen adds that ‘the al-Qaeda leadership has already warned that a lack of funds [...]