Emboldened Taliban Reflected In More Attacks, Greater Reach
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KABUL -- Preying on a weak government and rising public concerns about security, the Taliban is enjoying a military resurgence in Afghanistan and is now staging attacks just outside the capital, according to Western diplomats, private security analysts and aid workers.
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Signs Al-Qaeda is regrouping and the Taliban plotting a new onslaught in Afghanistan are menacing the always sensitive US-Pakistan anti-terror alliance with new strains and scrutiny.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The reported capture of the former Taliban defense minister will probably boost Pakistan's antiterrorism credentials and deliver a setback to the insurgent movement, but some doubt it will curb militant violence.
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 3 -- The arrest of a senior Taliban leader in a Pakistani city long reputed to be a haven for the group kindled guarded hope among Western and Afghan security officials Friday that the government here plans to move more aggressively against insurgents taking refuge on its...
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KABUL, Sept. 26 -- U.S.-led forces used artillery and airstrikes to kill more than 165 insurgents and repel large assaults on coalition troops in two Taliban strongholds, officials said Wednesday.
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The scale and sophistication of militant attacks in Iraq are steadily increasing, with coordinated strikes and complicated ambushes that increasingly hit their targets, officials and analysts said Wednesday.
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Pakistani pacts with pro-Taliban militants on the Afghan border have facilitated attacks on foreign troops in Afghanistan and allowed the militants to expand influence in Pakistan, a think-tank said.
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Convincing Afghans to oppose the Taliban depends on fulfilling promises of aid and reconstruction.
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Islamic militants are flouting a recent peace deal and fortifying alliances with Al Qaeda and foreign fighters, creating a virtual Taliban mini-state.
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An Afghan city known as ÂLittle AmericaÂ is today the epicenter of a Taliban resurgence and an explosion in drug cultivation.
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Despite increased pressure by the U.S. against al-Qaeda, the groups ranks are growing, and new leaders are taking charge
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Militants in the country's tribal belt seem to be maneuvering for time and space, analysts say.
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The assault by more than 2,000 American troops represents a more aggressive strategy of attacking several insurgent strongholds simultaneously.
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Recent upsurge in attacks has parallels, and differences, with past insurgencies.
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The Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan is &amp;quot;perhaps more virulent&amp;quot; than expected, but British troops are &amp;quot;more than equal&amp;quot; to confronting the challenge, a senior general has said.
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The Taliban vowed to intensify their attacks on American and coalition forces in Afghanistan, a day after a car bomb ripped through the offices of a US security company in Kabul, killing 10 people.
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GHAZNI, Afghanistan  - Taliban guerrillas freed four more South Korean hostages on Wednesday in Afghanistan, taking to 12 the number of the captives they have released as part of a deal with Seoul, witnesses said.