A captured Taliban insurgent is presented to the media after he was arrested with car explosive devices in Kabul earlier this month. A report released Tuesday by a U.S. watchdog says Taliban influence in the war-torn country has increased in recent months. (Omar Sobhani/Reuters)
The Guardian: '150,000 Americans couldn’t beat us': Taliban fighters defiant in Afghanistan
Rare interviews with militants shine light on resilient movement that resisted both Obama’s surge and now Trump’s ‘killing terrorists’ strategy
Squatting on the floor, a brown shawl draped over his shoulders, the Taliban commander and his bodyguard swiped on their phones through attack footage edited to look like video games, with computerised crosshairs hovering over targets. “Allahu Akbar,” they said every time a government Humvee hit a landmine.
Mullah Abdul Saeed, who met the Guardian in the barren backcountry of Logar province where he leads 150 Taliban militants, has fought foreign soldiers and their Afghan allies since the US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan when he was 14. The Taliban now controls its largest territory since being forced from power, and seems to have no shortage of recruits.
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More News On The Deteriorating Situation In Afghanistan
We're Losing Afghanistan By Every Metric That Matters -- Popular Mechanics
Afghanistan security deteriorates as US takes deeper role -- Washington Times
Taliban increases influence, territory in Afghanistan: US watchdog -- Reuters
Watchdog: Kabul's Territorial Control Dips to Lowest Level -- Voice of America
Watchdog criticizes Pentagon for making data on Afghan forces classified -- The Hill
US Report on War in Afghanistan Shows Historic Losses, But Hides Death Toll Previously Made Public -- Newsweek
US Military Withholds Key Measures Of Afghan War -- NPR
Islamic Jihad Union showcases 'special forces' training camp -- Long War Journal
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