November 2008: ICOS releases a map showing Taliban presence in Afghanistan, with a “permanent” presence found in 72 percent of the country: January 2009: Carnegie Institute for International Peace’s Giles Dorronsoro: The mere presence of foreign soldiers fighting a war in Afghanistan is probably the single most important factor in the resurgence of the Taliban. [...]
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President Obama’s Escalation Drives Spread of Insurgency
Posted: September 10, 2009 in UncategorizedTags: Afghanistan, DFID, ICOS, Rethink Afghanistan
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