Posts Tagged ‘against-the-taliban’
Monday, April 16th, 2012
British special forces were involved in the fight back against the Taliban’s assault on the city of Kabul on Sunday, Afghan security sources have told the BBC.

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VIDEO: British forces in Kabul fight back
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
The Pentagon admits progress in the Afghan conflict has been “uneven”, with only modest gains against the Taliban insurgency.

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Progress ‘uneven’ in Afghanistan
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
New units drawn from villages are meant to lock in gains made against the Taliban, but some fear reactivating the old mujahedeen militias.
Originally posted here:
NATO Seeks Afghan Police in the South
Tags: activating-the-old, afghanistan, afghanistan war (2001- ), against-the-taliban, ban, border, fear-reactivating, from-villages, gains-made, taliban, units-drawn
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Saturday, November 13th, 2010
The lack of progress on schools and running water after the military’s campaign against the Taliban has fed frustration at the government, raising fears of renewed militancy.
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Pakistan Slow to Rebuild Swat Valley a Year After Offensive
Tags: after-the-military, against-the-taliban, ban, border, building (construction), embezzlement, foreign aid, military, progress-on-schools, running-water, swat (pakistan), taliban, the-government
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