2,000 Left Taliban Ranks During Vote
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From Times Staff and Wires
This month’s election in Afghanistan marked a “big defeat” for Taliban holdouts, with an estimated 2,000 low-level militiamen defecting, said Lt. Gen. David Barno, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan.
He also said all indications are that Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is alive, but not controlling anti-coalition fighters in Afghanistan on a daily basis.
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