Taliban regaining Afghanistan hold, report says
                   
cnn.com     Apr 30, 2008            

The Taliban in Afghanistan -- whose government was toppled by U.S.-led forces after the September 11 attacks in 2001 -- has strengthened its military and technical capabilities even while suffering heavy combat losses, says a State Department report released Wednesday. [read full story]                    


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