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New book on Mullah Omar and the Taliban offers hard lessons for the US
U.S. leadership was consistently caught flat-footed, failing to deliver on their perennial promise to “turn the corner” in the war.
By Kyle Rempfer
Latest "Taliban fighters" stories
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Fallen Ranger died freeing Taliban’s prisoners last year
Upon landing in Jawand district, the team received small-arms fire and the guards at the Taliban detention facility released their prisoners.
By Kyle Rempfer
US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan to have little impact, official says
Trump's plan to pull out 7,000 troops comes amid renewed peace talks with Taliban.
US airstrike reportedly kills dozens of Afghan civilians in Helmand province
The U.S. airstrike was conducted in self-defense, a military spokesman said.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press