To the Point
The Taliban in Afghanistan: Back with a Vengeance
Hundreds of escaped prisoners and other Taliban militants are said to be dug in a few miles from Afghanistan’s second largest city. Thousands of villagers have fled from orchards and vineyards, and today NATO forces and Afghan soldiers launched an effort to drive the insurgents out.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readHundreds of escaped prisoners and other Taliban militants are said to be dug in a few miles from Afghanistan’s second largest city. Thousands of villagers have fled from orchards and vineyards, and today NATO forces and Afghan soldiers launched an effort to drive the insurgents out. Is this the predicted "Spring offensive," with Taliban forces better armed and more strategically savvy than ever before? Can they further damage the already shaky regime of President Hamid Karzai? Can they kill enough coalition soldiers to weaken support in NATO countries?
Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Dan Konecky
Producer, To the Point
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Mark Laity
Spokesman, North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Graeme Smith
Afghanistan Correspondent, Globe and Mail
Larry Goodson
Professor of Middle East Studies, US Army War College