[Link] Behind a Billboard of Bowe Bergdahl, Khost Maintains Anti-Taliban Ways

Read: 4/11/2021 coffeeordie.com

KHOST, Afghanistan — It’s one of few stretches of road among these winding hills and twisting valleys that remains paved and intact, untouched by the two-decade war that crippled most of Afghanistan’s land arteries.

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[Link] 900 Detained After Seven ‘Targeted Killings’ in the World’s Most Militarized Zone

Read: 11/10/2021 www.vice.com

Teachers. A principal. And a well-known pharmacist. They were all shot dead in broad daylight last week in India-controlled Kashmir, heightening fear in the world’s most militarized zone. 

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[Link] The Panjshir Valley: what is the main bastion of resistance against the Taliban advance in Afghanistan

Read: 17/8/2021 marketresearchtelecast.com

Panjshir province and its valley, a hundred kilometers north of Kabul, once again became the main stronghold against the Taliban, after the rest of the 34 Afghan provinces, including the capital, fell into insurgent hands. on a quick offensive.

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