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Freed Afghan village reveals key to Taliban 'success'
[DAWN] QARA GHOILY: Flanked by shaggy-haired gunnies, commander Ghulam Farooq peered out from a hilltop at the biggest military prize of his storied career as a warlord -- a mud-walled Afghan village captured after five years of Taliban control.The village of Qara Ghoily in the remote northwestern badlands bordering Turkmenistan offers a rare glimpse into life under Taliban rule and encapsulates governance failures that have helped the bully boyz gain ground against NATO ...the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. A cautionary tale of cost-benefit analysis.... -backed Afghan forces. Posted by: Fred 2016-01-01 |
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