Al Qaeda operated from Khyber Pakhtunwa, Karachi: Report

28 Sep, 2021

New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Al Qaeda has operated primarily from Pakistan's former Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), now incorporated into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province; and in the megacity of Karachi, as well as in Afghanistan, according to a report by the US Congressional Research Service (CRS).

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