Local officials said insurgents had flooded Pul-i-Khumri and Faizabad in the north, and Farah in western Afghanistan, making it 9 fallen cities in five days.
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This Afghan General Fought the Taliban for Years. Now He Has Joined Them.
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U.S. Disputes Finding That Airstrikes on Afghan Drug Labs Killed 30 Civilians
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