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September 14, 2018

Seventeen Years after Its Attack on the World Trade Center, Al-Qaeda Is Still Very Much Alive

It’s even expanded its reach.

While improved American counterterrorism efforts have made attacks on the U.S. much less likely, and the killing of key figures—most importantly, Osama bin Laden—has severely disrupted al-Qaeda, the organization is far from extinguished. Crucial to its continued success are its relations with Iran and the Taliban, as Thomas Joscelyn writes:

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