10/12/2009 11:21 AM | Via: Times and Democrat

Official: Taliban is better financed than al-Qaida

WASHINGTON (AP) — A senior Treasury Department official says the Taliban is in much stronger financial shape than al-Qaida and relies on a wide range of criminal activities to pay for attacks on U.S. forces in Afghanistan. read the full story

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