Editors Note: Over the horrendous last couple of weeks as America began its final withdrawal from Afghanistan and Taliban zealots took control again after two decades, veteran foreign affairs correspondent and Only Cry for the Living: Memos from Inside the ISIS Battlefield author Hollie McKay has been back in the South Asian nation to see history sadly repeat itself.
Extremist who ran Taliban 'recruiting agency' from Longsight market stall could soon be released
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An extremist given four life sentences after running a Taliban 'recruiting agency' from a market stall in Longsight could be released soon, it has been reported.
Munir Farooqi, now 63, was part of a plot to persuade vulnerable young men to 'fight, kill and die' in Afghanistan.
He believed killing British troops was an 'obligation'.
Farooqi was ordered to serve a minimum of nine years, after being found guilty
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