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maktab al-khidmat meaning and definition
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Definition of Maktab al-Khidmat (noun)
- a terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden in the 1980s to provide money and recruit fighters around the world; enlisted and transported thousands of men to Afghanistan to fight the Russians; a split in the group led bin Laden and the extremist faction of MAK to form al-Qaeda
- synonyms: MAK
Source: Princeton University Wordnet