Tageszeitung, 31 August 2015
Guest article by AAN’s Thomas Ruttig about the fall and recapture of symbolic Musa Qala district in Helmand. Behind it he sees a (continued) Taleban strategy to slowly gain territory in peripheral areas and lead a war of attrition, hoping that the government comes under pressure with the shrinking of external aid.
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This article was last updated on 9 Mar 2020
