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Afghanistan, "to help insure the safety of the Pakistani rescue flights." The justification for the operation was that Pakistan had many military and intelligence officers fighting with the Taliban, and feared for their safety after Kunduz fell. Pakistan also
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Taliban and Al Qaeda was a controversial and politically contentious topic within the United States and her aligned partners, that sparked off a debate in the western media and
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494:"The 'airlift of evil'"
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302:Revelation
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