VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-15
“leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban,”
Nidal Hasan · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-15
Hasan said during his 2013 court-martial that he was motivated to defend the leadership of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, the Taliban.
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