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A month after losing control of their southern base in Marjah, the Taliban have begun to fight back, launching a campaign of assassination and intimidation to frighten people from supporting the U.S. and its Afghan allies.
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This interactive offers important context for the complex U.S. mission in Afghanistan with a closer look at the nation's people, geography, economy and the Taliban.
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