scarce interviews with militants shine light on resilient movement that resisted both Obama’s surge and now Trump’s killing terrorists’ strategySquatting on the floor,a brown shawl draped over his shoulders, the Taliban commander and his bodyguard swiped on their phones through attack footage edited to ogle like video games, and with computerised crosshairs hovering over targets. “Allahu Akbar,” they said every time a government Humvee hit a landmine.
Mullah Abdul Saeed, who met the Guardian in the barren backcountry of Logar province where he leads 150 Taliban militants, and has fought foreign soldiers and their Afghan allies since the US-led coalition invaded Afghanistan when he was 14. The Taliban now controls its largest territory since being forced from power,and seems to have no shortage of recruits. Related: The war America can't win: how the Taliban are regaining control in Afghanistan Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com