Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power

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Entrenched, Embattled and Defiant, the Taliban Celebrate 5 Years in Power

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BBCUnder the Taliban, Afghanistan is, for once, peaceful The EconomistThe Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls — and boys as well NPRA rare inside look at the collapse of women's rights under the Taliban csmonitor.com

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Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing

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Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNNFive years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?

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While I enjoy freedom, they are prisoners

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The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one.

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But threats are starting to crack their veneer of stability and control.

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A: BBCUnder the Taliban, Afghanistan is, for once, peaceful The EconomistThe Taliban has taken a terrible toll on the education of girls — and boys as well NPRA rare inside look at the collapse of women's rights under the Taliban csmonitor.com

B: The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one.

negation mismatch

A: Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing

B: The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one.

negation mismatch

A: Five years after the Taliban won, Afghanistan is still losing CNNFive years after the Taliban swept to power, does the West have any influence?

B: The Taliban have Afghanistan in a chokehold that spares no one.