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"There is no credible way to prove that the Taliban have this kind of capacity to attempt such an attack in the heart of the United States," a Pakistani intelligence told CBS News on condition of anonymity.
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A Western diplomat in Islamabad who also spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity said, "The Taliban have no demonstrated ability to strike in distant places. Structurally, they are far from being a global organization like al Qaeda."
Actually, when I read about the car bombing attempt, I was reminded of Pakistani bombings, as well as some of the more recent civilian bombings in Afghanistan. They may not have been extremely sophisticated, but they achieved their purpose, and I don’t see any reason at all that a Pakistani or Afghani immigrant in New York (which has a lot of both) might not have been in contact with the Taliban on this.