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Old 10-04-2015, 02:44 AM
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Corruption Fueling The Taliban

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...b0768127024d1b
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Old 10-04-2015, 02:56 AM
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While corruption has aided the Taliban, I believe the writer in the link has fail to emphasize what the Taliban has in its corner: religion, discipline and patience.

No matter what policy is undertaken by us or the Afghan government, the Taliban will outlast it.
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