Taliban assaults set to slow NATO's Afghan drawdown
The September 28 Taliban capture of Kunduz has plunged the NATO drawdown plan into uncertainty
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- Afghan attrition
- Rising casualties
- Defensive posture
- Overreliance on special units
- Links with militias
- Taliban tactics
- Limited coordination
- Vulnerability to airstrikes
- Leadership tussle
- Local pacts
- Deteriorating security
- No peace talks
- NATO drawdown
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_350.jpg "Afghan security forces outside of Kunduz city (Reuters/Hamid Shalizi)")