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From: geode009/5/2006 12:42:41 PM
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Afghan 'falling back to Taleban'

Afghanistan is falling back into the hands of the Taleban, a report by an international think-tank has claimed.

The Senlis Council has blamed international forces for failing to achieve stability and security.

But the British Foreign Office has rejected the report, insisting progress has been made in the country.

And Nato troops say they have "trapped" the Taleban, adding at least 50 rebels have been killed on the fourth day of an offensive in the country's south.

The Senlis Council, which provides advice on foreign policy, security and development, claims nothing has been done to address widespread poverty in Afghanistan.

Its report, Afghanistan Five Years Later: The Return of the Taleban, says that the Taleban have a strong psychological and de facto military control over half of the country.

"Nato is caught in a trap in a way. They are faced with a deteriorating situation, they cannot do the core job of helping reconstruction," Emmanuel Reinert, executive director of the Senlis Council, said.....

news.bbc.co.uk
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