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(THE POST MILLENNIAL) – Following the successful mission in al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Afghanistan on Monday, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications John Kirby was questioned on previous statements made by President Biden stating that al-Qaeda was gone from Afghanistan.
"John, something you’ve just said is not consisted with what we were told last year," Fox News’ Peter Doocy began. "You’re saying that you’ve always known there was a small number of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan. President Biden said, 'what interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point with al-Qaeda gone?'"
"Yeah, I mean, in a major way al-Qaeda was not ... playing a major role in operations or resourcing or planning in Afghanistan," said Kirby. "But, Peter, I know specifically because I was at a different podium a year ago. And we talked about the fact that al-Qaeda had a presence in Afghanistan, but its small, and not incredibly powerful or potent. And I think again, without getting into the numbers, we would still assess that to be the case."
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