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“Taliban doesn’t control field commanders”
Published: 13 August, 2009, 21:00
TAGS: Conflict, Middle East, USA
The Taliban is trying to avoid civilian casualties but recent attacks in Afghanistan show that it doesn’t have full control over its field commanders, says Jeff Dressler of the Institute for the Study of War.
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