Taliban 'in control' in Helmand

Al Jazeera has uncovered evidence that Taliban fighters are now in effective control of large parts of a key province in southwest Afghanistan, despite recent claims by Nato that their bases had been destroyed.

James Bays spent two days with the Taliban in Helmand and found that the group is running schools and medical facilities, and is travelling armed and unchallenged by Nato-led forces Full Story »

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by Ben Ross - Oct. 1, 2008

Taliban in control of a town in Afghanistan, British troops cloistered in safe house, no western coverage.....all sounds very real.

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