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Taliban Gains Force Afghan Government to Rely on Warlords

By Dustin M Braden - May 25, 2015 11:02 AM EDT

As the Taliban continues to make territorial gains in Afghanistan, the government has resorted to forming militias and seeking the assistance of former warlords who dominated the country's politics before the Taliban took control in 1996.

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