Us Vs Taliban

Afghanistan today hailed Washington's decision to expand the US military's authority to tackle a resurgent Taliban insurgency, saying the support will boost the capacity of struggling local forces.

This windswept, sand-colored town in the badlands of western Pakistan is empty now, but its brick buildings, intact and thick with dust, tell not of an epic battle, but of sudden flight.

Afghanistan today hailed Washington's decision to expand the US military's authority to tackle a resurgent Taliban insurgency, saying the support will boost the capacity of struggling local forces.

This windswept, sand-colored town in the badlands of western Pakistan is empty now, but its brick buildings, intact and thick with dust, tell not of an epic battle, but of sudden flight.