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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "'One of the main problems was that you couldn't get any resources out of the country without a private army to protect you from the Taliban,' says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project...
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CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke with Deutsche Welle's Steven Beardsley about the Taliban's capacity to govern the finances of Afghanistan: "The Taliban have never really governed the country. These resources that you refer to were on...
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"According to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a New York-based think tank, the network has received ‘extensive support’, including safe harbour and access to weapons, from Pakistan’s intelligence services."
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"'These resources were in the ground in the 90s too and they [the Taliban] weren't able to extract them,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, told DW. 'One has to remain very skeptical of their ability to grow the...
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"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler referenced: "Par ailleurs, la création d'un système d'extraction efficace va prendre des années et coûter très cher, estime Hans-Jakob Schindler, directeur du CEP, une organisation qui combat les...
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"The Taliban have suggested that it has shed it old habits. Few people really believe them. On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism...
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"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."
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CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat and counter-terror chief, emphasised the murderous track record of the group as warnings from MPs about the threat of terror groups finding new space in...
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CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "Nathan Sales, former U.S. ambassador at large and coordinator for counterterrorism, said: 'If this is what a prepared evacuation looks like I would hate to see what improvisation looks like...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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