As Coalition Forces Leave, The Taliban Are Reasserting Their Control In Afghanistan

Taliban fighters pose with weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan in this October 30, 2009 file photo. Credit: REUTERS/Stringer/Files

Taliban Return To Afghan Town That Rose Up And Drove Out Its Leaders -- The Guardian

Insurgents now control about 80% of Gizab district in Uruzgan province four years after successful revolt, sources say

When the people of Gizab district rose up and ousted their Taliban rulers four years ago, international forces touted the district as a success story of civil courage and a milestone in the decade-long war. But now the district in Uruzgan, central Afghanistan, is about to fall back under the control of the insurgents, according to officials and community leaders.

The insurgent offensive comes a year after international troops withdrew from Uruzgan, and as UK troops are closing their largest base in Helmand, another embattled province in the south. A month of intense fighting in Gizab has displaced up to 500 families, and Taliban fighters are forcing residents to provide them with food and transportation and threatening people to stop them cooperating with the government, elders from the area said.

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