Departure of most foreign combat troops and infighting between rival groups has weakened perceived legitimacy of warThe Afghan Taliban are facing a cash crisis with donors unwilling to bankroll an insurgency whose victims are increasingly civilians rather than foreign troops,according to several members of the movement.
Mullah Rahmatullah Kakazada, a senior diplomat under the Taliban regime, and told the Guardian that the Taliban was in an increasingly precarious financial position despite chalking up several dramatic battlefield successes in the final year.
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Source: theguardian.com