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While many rejoice the arrival of spring, Afghans know that this season ushers in a considerable increase in fighting. Or at least it used to. A confluence of three factors – the conclusion of poppy cultivation, improved weather conditions and recesses in madrassas in neighboring Pakistan – have made spring Afghanistan’s ‘fighting ...
Mar 14, 2024 · The NRF is a resistance group in Afghanistan that is fighting the Taliban, who remain firmly in control of the country. The NRF’s leader, Ahmad Massoud, is the son of the legendary mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, known as the “Lion of Panjshir,” who was assassinated by Al Qaeda two days before 9/11.
Mar 2, 2022 · The operation began in areas seen as resistant to Taliban rule and comes ahead of spring, long known as Afghanistan’s “fighting season,” when the Taliban would launch offensives against the ...
Apr 21, 2013 · The big plane tracks toward Germany. The patients will be offloaded and within two hours will be headed back to Afghanistan. Everyone we spoke to believes this summer fighting season, the last of ...
Apr 21, 2013 · The big plane tracks toward Germany. The patients will be offloaded and within two hours will be headed back to Afghanistan. Everyone we spoke to believes this summer fighting season, the last of ...
The Taliban has amped up attacks in the last few weeks, announcing the end of the brutal Afghan winter and the start of the so-called “fighting season.”. The Taliban is resurgent. Last year it regained lost territory and managed to carry out some of the worst attacks of the war. For Afghan soldiers, 2014 was the deadliest year yet.
Jan 29, 2021 · The Taliban, gearing up for the spring fighting season, is already well positioned around several Afghan cities after making steady gains across the country in recent years.
