The Afghanistan Campaign, Part 2: The Taliban Strategy

The Afghan Taliban is a group of insurgents who ultimately seek to secure power over Afghanistan, but first they must merely survive as a cohesive entity during the current International Security Assistance Force offensive. Nevertheless, the Taliban is a diffuse entity being pulled in many directions by multiple actors, and the precise definition of "securing power" and the appropriate strategy to regain that power are still being debated. Editor's Note: This is part two in a three-part series on the three key players in the Afghanistan campaign.