U.S. GENERAL: NO MAJOR AL-QAIDA PRESENCE IN AFGHANISTAN

"Gen. Stanley McChrystal... top commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan said... he sees no signs of a major al-Qaida presence in the country but says the terror group still maintains close links to insurgents... "
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