The Taliban Are Resurgent in Afghanistan's North

The Taliban has opened a new front in Afghanistan, and Western soldiers are not prepared to fight them. ... Full Story »

Posted by Emma Asomba - via NewsRack (Afghanistan), Newsweek
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Subjects: World, Politics
Topics: Afghanistan, Presidential Election 2008, Taliban
Member Tags: the taliban, kunduz province, maulvi qari bashir, Afghanistan War, war and conflict, elections and voting, Presidential Election:dupe, International
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Posted by: Posted by Emma Asomba - Aug 17, 2009 - 2:18 PM PDT
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Edited by: Emma Asomba - Aug 18, 2009 - 8:01 AM PDT

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Manfred Ostrowski
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by Manfred Ostrowski - Aug. 18, 2009

It is the kind of quality journalism readers may expect from Newsweek: the report gives a clear picture of the current situation and provides the main information necessary to understand the problem.

The reappearance of local Taliban in North Afghanistan shows the limited possibilities of NATO military to stabilize the political space in Afghanistan.

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