Afghanistan Reality Check: Taliban Strikes Undermine U.S. Optimism - TIME

Four earth-shaking explosions in Kabul on Tuesday signaled the start of the Taliban's latest riposte to claims by the top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan that the insurgents are on the run. - Afghanistan Reality Check: Taliban Strikes Undermine U.S. Optimism
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