Taliban Govern In The Open In Nuristan -- The Long War JournalOne month after US forces abandoned outposts in the Kamdesh district in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nuristan, the Taliban are operating in the open, without fear of retaliation.
The Taliban and their commander Dost Mohammed recently flaunted their control of the district to Al Jazeera. Dost, who some had claimed was killed during US and Afghan raids in Nuristan, granted an interview with the news organization from Kamdesh. Coalition forces attacked the Taliban in mid-October after the battle of Combat Outpost Keating and the subsequent US withdrawal. Mullah Abdul Rahman Mostaghni, a district-level Taliban commander, was thought to have been killed in the raid.
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My Comment: The Taliban view this takeover as the first step among many for the eventual control and victory in Afghanistan. It is clear from Mr. Roggio's report that this safe have will now be used to spread the Taliban influence and its military units to neighboring Afghan provinces and cities. To weed them out will now take a major military operation, heavy loss of life, and eventually more bitterness and resentment against US/NATO soldiers and the Afghan Government.
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