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Afghanistan us withdrawal northern alliance civil war

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Afghanistan: A former US ally says a new conflict looms
With the Taliban insurgency raging across much of Afghanistan, old divisions are threatening to plunge the nation deeper into the mire.
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Afghanistan us withdrawal northern alliance civil war

A portrait of national hero Ahmad Shah Massoud, the Northern Alliance leader who fought the Soviet Union and the Taliban, overlooks his grave site in Afghanistan.

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