Afghanistan: Taliban, Taliban Everywhere

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<snip>Meanwhile, while much of the world's attention is now focused onn Iran, Iraq and the latest Middle East crisis, analysts fear that the Taliban have regrouped over the last couple of years and are now a resurgent force in the south and east of Afghanistan.

Observers say, the crisis in Afghanistan is not just a struggle between the center and the provinces, but also a continuation of the fight between the U.S, who ousted them from Kabul in the 2001 US-led invasion, and the Taliban. And this makes the future of Afghanistan as uncertain as ever.

More troubling is the Taliban's threat. Once again, the fighters of Taliban are threatening Afghanistan. In May, al Qaida forces briefly took control of Musaqala before British troops pushed them away, but they are now believed to control some southern and eastern provinces of Afghanistan.

At present, however, the diplomats in Kabul play down the Taliban threat. The likeliest Taliban arithmetic is this: their fighters are threatening to attack Kabul. And analysts say if there is battle for Kabul, it will be fierce, adding to the rubble that remains of Afghanistan's once flourishing city.

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