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Deadly Taliban Offensive Exposes US-Afghan Forces' Disarray

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As the death toll from a Taliban assault on the Afghan city of Ghazni passes 300, journalist author Ahmed Rashid says the attack underscores the the ineffectiveness of the US-NATO-Afghan government coalition, and the urgent need for talks to end the nearly 17-year war

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