§ 22. Ross CranstonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what potential security threat remnants of al-Qaeda pose to the security of(a) Afghanistan and (b) other countries. [83977]
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§ Mr. IngramThe al-Qaeda network in Afghanistan has been severely weakened by coalition military action. Isolated remnants of al-Qaeda and Taleban forces continue to pose a limited threat to the security of Afghanistan, and coalition operations to defeat them continue.
More widely, al-Qaeda has a global reach. Despite important arrests in the past month, many of the organisation's leaders are still at large, and pose a significant threat to international security. That is why we, together with our coalition partners, shall continue to hunt down the al-Qaeda leadership until they are brought to account for their crimes.