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What happens if [counterterrorism] pressure goes off in Afghanistan and Taliban come back? There is a bit of rosy scenario going on here, I think—not inaccurate, just incomplete.
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The call came from Afghanistan and we all suspected the captors are Taliban
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Afghānistān, officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت, Persian: جمهوری اسلامی افغانستان), is a landlocked country located at the heart of Asia. Generally considered part of Southern Asia, it is sometimes ascribed to a regional bloc in either Central Asia or the Middle East, as it has religious,... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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