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Can NATO hold off the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Hello again, I'm Mormon Al-Nalny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

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Poland will send another 1,000 troops to Afghanistan, but not until February of next year.

NATO commanders have asked for help now against a Taliban resurgence that's more brutal than ever.

On to the point, with the Taliban using tactics learned from Iraqi insurgents, Condoleezza Rice warns that Afghanistan may become a failed state.

What's happened to the democracy established after the U.S. invasion?

As a lack of follow-up by Western powers shattered Afghan expectations.

And what's the role of Pakistan?

On reporter's notebook later on, UN inspectors attack a congressional report on Iran's

nuclear development. First, here's the news.

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Foundation. Hello again. Mormon. I'm on only back with To the Point. In Afghanistan, the resurgent

Taliban have learned new tactics from Iraqi insurgents. 1,000 new troops from Poland won't

increase NATO forces till next year. On To the Point, what's happened to the democracy

established after the U.S. invasion?

Is Pakistan helping or hurting the Western powers? On reporter's notebook, a congressional report on Iran's nuclear development is erroneous, misleading, and unsubstantiated. That's according to

UN inspectors. First, this news update, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says,

The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism.

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