Taliban And Al Qaeda Working Together In Afghanistan -- CBS
(CBS News) In an interview that aired Sunday night on "60 Minutes," CBS News' Lara Logan spoke with a Taliban commander, who claimed to be a bomb specialist trained by al Qaeda. He told "60 Minutes" that al Qaeda fighters are rushing into Afghanistan and that he has more than a dozen of them under his command, raising new questions about the strength of the Taliban and al Qaeda in Afghanistan and their role in the recent insider attacks against American troops in the region.
CBS News senior correspondent John Miller, spoke with "CBS This Morning" co-hosts on Monday about Logan's report and the situation in Afghanistan.
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My Comment: According to this CBS analyst .... U.S. drone strikes have been so successful in Pakistan that it has forced Al Qaeda to go into Afghanistan and fight alongside the Taliban .... that we are the victim of our success? Hmmmm ... I disagree. The way I see it, Al Qaeda is getting stronger and they now feel more confident and secure to travel into Afghanistan to target ISAF troops and our Afghan allies. That as U.S. forces depart from Afghanistan, we are getting weaker and the Taliban with their Al Qaeda allies are getting stronger and more deadlier in their attacks.
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