Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri released a video this week re-affirming his loyalty to the Taliban. If a peace process between the Taliban and the Afghan government develops, Al Qaeda knows it could lose its most crucial ally. Its next moves could be dangerous.
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