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BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has com- pleted security screenings of all Saudi Arabian students in the U.S. for military training and found no indications of any im- mediate threats, the Pentagon said Thursday, nearly two weeks Inside Taliban’s Afghanistan, after a Saudi student killed three people and injured eight others at a Florida Navy base. violence remains path to power Garry Reid, the director for de- fense intelligence, told reporters that as a result of an ongoing se- curity review, the Pentagon will expand its role in vetting interna- tional students who come into the country for military training. He added that the department will now conduct additional vetting of all other international students who are in the U.S. for military programs. On Dec. 6, 2nd Lt. Mohammed Alshamrani, a 21-year-old Saudi Air Force officer, killed three U.S. sailors and injured eight other people at Naval Air Station BY SUSANNAH GEORGE enemy combatants. The Taliban controls or Pensacola. Federal authorities The Washington Post ‘ Compared to 10 contests roughly half of Afghanistan, and peace say he legally bought the 9mm talks could formalize the group’s power. Glock pistol he used. WAZI TANGI, Afghanistan — Deep inside years ago, yes, I “For the last 18 years, we have fought the The incident raised questions Taliban territory, high in the mountains that line believe the world Afghan government and the Americans, and our about how well international mili- the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, a top-ranking struggle will continue,” said Ahmed, dressed tary students are screened before militant commander cradling a Kalashnikov sees us as more in a black turban and camouflage jacket and they attend training at American boasted of the group’s victory against Islamic legitimate, and all flanked by deputies and aides. “They occupied bases. State here. He declared that “when the Taliban our land. Our attacks will continue and also As a result, the Pentagon last comes, the peace will also come.” of that is through increase. Any power we have we will use against week ordered a broad review of But a deadly Taliban attack on the U.S. mili- them, God willing.” the screening procedures. In a our violence. The Dec. 11 Bagram attack, which killed two tary base in Bagram just hours earlier under- ’ Dec. 10 memo, Deputy Defense people and wounded more than 70, derailed mined his message of comity. Even as the group Saied Secretary David Norquist also or- the most recent round of peace talks in Doha, dispatched negotiators to forge a peace deal Taliban military commander dered the suspension of all flight with the U.S., commanders and fighters were Qatar. Still, Taliban commanders cited it as an and other operational training for describing a militancy committed to the use of Taliban fighters drive on a example of the increased pressure the group Saudi Arabian students in U.S. violence to achieve its goal of regaining political road in the Khogyani district plans to place on American and Afghan govern- military programs. power after more than 18 years at war with U.S. of Nangarhar province, ment forces in the coming months. In addition, the Pentagon also and Afghan forces. Afghanistan, on Dec. 11 . “Compared to 10 years ago, yes, I believe the said that no new international The extraordinary briefing earlier this month world sees us as more legitimate, and all of that LORENZO TUGNOLI/For The Washington Post military students would come by the acting director of the Taliban’s mili- is through our violence,” said Saied, who is one tary operations, Moulawi Muhammad Ali Jan of 14 Taliban military commanders responsible into the United States for training Ahmed, for a small group of Western journal- for Nangahar province and who, like many until new screening procedures ists signaled the militants’ quest for legitimacy Afghans, goes by a single name. are in place. on the global stage after years of being seen as SEE TALIBAN ON PAGE 4 SEE THREATS ON PAGE 5 PAGE 2 •STARS AND STRIPES• Saturday, December 21, 2019 BUSINESS/WEATHER EXCHANGE RATES Study finds race, gender affect face-scanning tech Military rates Switzerland (Franc) ...........................0.9820 Euro costs (Dec. 23) .........................$1.1387 Thailand (Baht) .................................... 30.18 Dollar buys (Dec. 23) ........................€0.8782 Turkey (New Lira) ..............................5.9394 Associated Press dards and Technology has been “incomplete” previous research British pound (Dec. 23) ........................$1.34 (Military exchange rates are those Japanese yen (Dec. 23) ...................... 107.00 available to customers at military banking studying facial recognition for alleging biased facial recogni- South Korean won (Dec. 23) ..........1,135.00 A study by a U.S. agency has Commercial rates facilities in the country of issuance nearly two decades, but this is tion that has alarmed the public, for Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Bahrain (Dinar) ...................................0.3770 found that facial recognition tech- Netherlands and the United Kingdom. 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