If we start with 'Similar meetings between Iraqi officials and Bin Ladin or his aides may have occurred in 1999 during a period of some reported strains with the Taliban.', does it make sense to conclude with 'Bin Laden and the Taliban had a strain in their alliance in 1999. '
Similar meetings between Iraqi officials and Bin Ladin or his aides may have occurred in 1999 during a period of some reported strains with the Taliban.###Bin Laden and the Taliban had a strain in their alliance in 1999. 