[Maclean's-Canada] Philippe Gohier - Al-Qaeda's remarkable resiliency in Afghanistan and Pakistan is evidence the group remains a distinct threat to security worldwide. A retired CIA officer told the New York Times last June that al-Qaeda training compounds in the tribal areas of Pakistan may now be housing as many as 2,000 prospective fighters, a significant jump from the several hundred trainees who were there in 2005.
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