Bin Definition–noun | 1. | a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like. | –verb (used with object) |
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mastermind of numerous terrorist attacks against the United States and other Western powers, including the 1993 bombing of New York City's World Trade Center, the 2000 suicide bombing of the U.S. ...
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Bin Laden, Osama
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The war that began in Afghanistan on Oct. 7, 2001, demonstrated both the capabilities and the limitations of modern military technology. It should have come as no surprise that the U.S.-led 17-member ...
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Government-owned radio and television stations broadcast in Arabic, English, French, and Urdu. Satellite television transmissions from outside the country are easily accessible through local ...
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guerrilla warfare
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