In Afghanistan, sophisticated Taliban tactics challenge U.S. in new ways

By Roy Gutman / The Bulletin
March 14, 2010

KABUL, Afghanistan — A decade ago, when the Taliban controlled the Afghan government, their militiamen — barely motivated, untrained conscripts — tried for five years to seize control of the entire country from more moderate forces but didn’t succeed, even with the help of Osama bin Laden’s Arab....

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