US troop timetable strengthens Afghan Taliban position
The US military presence in Afghanistan will be greatly reduced by early 2021, almost regardless of military conditions
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- New fighting brings US air strikes
- Taliban renegotiate jihadist links
- Afghan government looks inwards
- Lopsided power balance
- Karzai re-engages
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