Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas Darling As the U.S. declares `ISIS is defeated,` or at least on the brink of collapse, the same cannot be said for the Taliban in Afghanistan. In fact, after 18 years of war, the Taliban have the upper hand in peace talks. They moreover control large regions of Afghanistan, including important urban and rural centers. But why? Why was ISIS defeated in Syria, but in Afghanistan the Taliban thrives? And what can the U.S. learn? Sealing A Common Goal One reason ISIS was defeated is the borders around where the terror group was fighting were sealed. Unlike Afghanistan, Turkey, Iraq and Iraqi Kurdistan, Iran, Israel, Jordan and even Syria, were all in...
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