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Withdrawing from Afghanistan: what next?
As news emerges of more Nato deaths in Afghanistan, Alex Thomson asks what happens when foreign troops leave the country.
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The United States will meet with the Taliban to begin talks aimed at brokering peace after 12 years of fighting in Afghanistan, officials say.
As news emerges of more Nato deaths in Afghanistan, Alex Thomson asks what happens when foreign troops leave the country.
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