Afghan peace push backed by surge in air strikes, operations

The death last week of the Taliban's senior leader in southern Afghanistan in a U.S. air strike highlights a surge in operations amid pressure to coax the increasingly confident insurgents to accept talks to end the 17-year war.


from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PmAgeK

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