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Sat 09 Sep 2008Anti-Taliban coalition in grim Afghan struggle as insurgents prove adaptable
AFGHANISTAN:Efficient tactical action has resulted in higher levels of casualties for western forces, writes Laura Kingin Kandahar
A SUMMER of heavy fighting during which western military leaders had hoped to seize the initiative from Islamic militants has instead revealed an insurgency capable of employing complex new tactics and fighting across a broad swath of Afghanistan.
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