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Aircraft and security are not enough to contain Taliban Spring attack

Kabul, Afghanistan - Taliban forces retreated this morning; dozens injured and deceased

Kabul is again awash in blood as off last Sunday, showing the partial failure of air surveillance and intelligence systems since Taliban armed groups launched a massive attack against sensitive targets in the city. The drone-aircraft fleet and American intelligence did not prevent the coordinated attacks and the question: "How did a large group of heavily armed insurgents, with a huge amount of...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1139628
Rome, Italy, 04/16/2012 16:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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