Consider the following militant organizations and their respective countries of origin:

Organization Country of Origin

1.Al-Qaeda Iran

2. Boko Haram Nigeria

3.Taliban Afghanistan

4. Hezbollah Lebanon

How many of the above pairs is/are correct?

Question

Al-Qaeda: Founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988 in Afghanistan, initially to resist the Soviet invasion.
Boko Haram: A Nigerian militant group known for its abduction of schoolgirls and its goal to establish an Islamic state.
Taliban: Primarily based in Afghanistan, the group governed under a strict interpretation of Sharia law in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Hezbollah: A militant group based in Lebanon, founded in the 1980s, with strong opposition to Israel

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Only Three

Al-Qaeda: Founded by Osama bin Laden in 1988 in Afghanistan, initially to resist the Soviet invasion.
Boko Haram: A Nigerian militant group known for its abduction of schoolgirls and its goal to establish an Islamic state.
Taliban: Primarily based in Afghanistan, the group governed under a strict interpretation of Sharia law in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Hezbollah: A militant group based in Lebanon, founded in the 1980s, with strong opposition to Israel

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