State Dept. has few who speak language of area where Taliban operates‎

WASHINGTON — Complicating the Obama administration's plan to ramp up civilian aid to Pakistan and Afghanistan, the State Department employs just 18 foreign service officers who can speak the language of the region where the Taliban insurgency rages, according to records and interviews. State Dept. has few who speak language of area where Taliban operates‎

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