Taliban intact and getting Pakistan backing, Nato report reveals - Telegraph: Many Afghans are preparing for a return to power by the militant movement which is unbeaten despite ten years of foreign military intervention and a recent surge of troops and money into the conflict.
The stark analysis based on thousands of interrogations with Taliban prisoners stands at odds with upbeat public statements from coalition commanders that the movement has been hammered on the battlefield.
The report contains accusations Pakistan is playing a massive double game with the West as it publicly claims to seek a political solution to the Afghan conflict, while still supporting fighters who have killed thousands of international troops.
Barack Obama last week told America during his State of the Union address that "The Taliban's momentum has been broken".
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