General- Up to 1,000 al-Qaida fighters still in Afghanistan
Saturday, September 21, 2002
BAGRAM, Afghanistan -- The U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Friday that as many as 1,000 al-Qaida fighters could still be active in Afghanistan and predicted that it will take 18 months to two years to eliminate them and build a national army strong enough to deny terrorists a haven.
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