ISIL and the Taliban

Posted, 2015-11-02
Al Jazeera

Photo: US Army / Sgt. 1st Class David Wheeler

Raising its black flag over the rugged mountainous regions of Afghanistan, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has emerged as a new threat to the war-ravaged country as it battles the Taliban for supremacy. Employing violence...

Al Jazeera 2015-11-02

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