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Seven Times the Taliban Was Supposedly Defeated

Vict—Oh, Wait.

The group just toppled an Afghan city—years after its defeat was first declared. From Condoleezza Rice calling it ‘eliminated’ to W. dubbing it ‘destroyed,’ seven premature obituaries.

Gideon Resnick
Gideon Resnick 

Political Reporter

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Gideon Resnick

Gideon Resnick

Political Reporter

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