ASSESSMENTS

The Taliban's Mountain Hideout in Afghanistan

Mar 14, 2013 | 10:31 GMT

A man points a stinger missile into the air on a snowy mountain.
A guerrilla soldier aims a stinger missile at passing aircraft near a remote rebel base in the Safed Koh Mountains February 10, 1988 in Afghanistan.

(Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)

The country's rugged terrain has allowed Afghans to resist more powerful forces for centuries....

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