Taliban Kandahar attackers destroyed
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AFP:A Taliban cell behind a wave of attacks which killed four people in one of Afghanistan's biggest cities looked close to destruction Sunday after holding out for over 24 hours.While the attack was destructive, it was also futile and unsuccessful. It never really had a chance of being successful. That tells you something about the state of the Taliban these days. They can kill a few people in a PR effort, but they cannot sustain control over an area dominated by the government. The media needs to do a better job of recognizing the purpose of the attacks and their ultimate futility. There is nothing easier in warfare than launching a losing attack. Anyone can do that.
Two attackers who were holed up in a building near Kandahar's intelligence headquarters have been killed, leaving just one more inside, provincial spokesman Zalmay Ayoubi said.
The breakthrough came after heavily-armed militants breached security in a sweeping assault which wounded nearly 50 people across the city, the birthplace and strategic heart of the Taliban.
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