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A ruthless new generation of Afghan insurgents is casting aside Taliban doctrine that opposed killing large numbers of civilians, instead using more powerful explosives and packing bombs with ball-bearings to maximize kills.

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STONERS
Feb. 21, 2008, 2:15 p.m.
"Just this week, some 140 people died in two bombings. Afghan security officials say the militants have started using C-4, a powerful explosive not seen before in Afghanistan."
"It's not like Baghdad, but the terrorists are learning lessons from each other."
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blinkers
Feb. 21, 2008, 10:19 p.m.
There is great trouble brewing in the wilds of Afganistan.
The dividing line between Al Quaida and the Taliban, if there ever was a clear one, is increasingly blurred, as their long-term strategies for the country are coinciding.
The country is God's gift to the insurgent (no pun intended) with far more mountainous and inhospitable areas within its borders than Iraq. Once the population at large begins to think that as long as Western military forces remain on Afghan soil, peace and stability will be impossible, the war will be unwinnable. This stage has not yet been reached, but it's getting there.
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panzerv
Feb. 22, 2008, 12:22 p.m.
Let's get everyone nice and afraid again so they all vote for mccain.