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It seemed an auspicious invitation. Afghanistan, insisted Wakil Ahmad Mutawakil, the Taliban foreign minister, did not support terrorism or harbor those who committed it. Yes, he acknowledged, his country continued to harbor some Arab and non-Afghan “volunteers” from the 1980's war against the Soviet Union who were not permitted to return home to their countries. But there were no “jihadi” training camps in his country. Full Story