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Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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WASHINGTON (CNN) Nearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a " resilient insurgency according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan. (article 1)
On the same day the number of U.S. and allied troops killed in Afghanistan in June has reached 40, the highest monthly toll of the 7-year-old war. (article 1)
" The Report Toward Security and Stability in Afghanistan the first progress report to Congress, says that although there has been some progress in battling the Taliban, setbacks are expected. (article 1)
Although NATO and Afghan force operations kept the insurgency down in 2007 by killing or capturing key leaders and clearing out Taliban safe havens, the report predicted that the Taliban would be back in 2008. (article 1)
" The Taliban is likely to maintain or even increase the scope and pace of its terrorist attacks and bombings in 2008 the report said. (article 1)
About 14,000 serve as part of the larger NATO force, and 18,000 are separate, involved in training and on counterterrorism operations. (article 1)
Kabul has never recognized the line as an international border, instead claiming the Pashtun territories in Pakistan that comprise the Federally Administered Tribal Lands (FATA) and parts of North West Frontier Province along the border. (article 3)
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Afghanistan, Afghan, Pakistan, Taliban, militants |
Source articles
- Pentagon: Taliban 'resilient' in Afghanistan (CNN, 06/27/2008, 774 words)
- Taliban likely to step up attacks in Afghanistan (Washington Post, 06/27/2008, 338 words)
- The Troubled Afghan-Pakistani Border (Washington Post, 06/27/2008, 250 words)
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