Less than 200 Al-Qaeda rebels left in Afghanistan

KABUL.

The Washington Times reported on Tuesday that Pompeo made the claim during a virtual event hosted by a Washington-based think tank.

While addressing the Atlantic Council event, Pompeo made the comments three days after the Afghan government and the Taliban launched direct peace talks in Doha.

In their February 29 peace pact, the Taliban assured the US they would no longer shelter any foreign terrorist outfits, including Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.

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