Al Qaeda Video Calls for Attacks on U.S. Forces
Al Qaeda’s No. 2 leader has issued a new videotape calling on Afghans to rise up against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan in the wake of rioting last month in Kabul, the capital.
The video by Ayman Zawahiri -- which would be his sixth this year -- was reported Wednesday by IntelCenter, an Alexandria, Va.-based contractor that provides counter-terrorism intelligence services to the U.S. government.
The tape appears to have been made the day after a May 29 accident in which a U.S. military truck crashed into traffic in Kabul, killing up to five people. The incident sparked riots that left about 20 people dead
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