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Afghan Peace Elusive

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The Pentagon has had to launch an investigation into accusations that one such operation – a special-forces raid in which at least 15 Afghans were killed – had in fact picked the wrong target and attacked anti-Taliban forces.

In some cases, rival Afghan factions appear to have inaccurately accused each other of Taliban loyalties in order to have American firepower turned on their foes. That is a grim reminder of a sad worry about Afghanistan: its armed groups have been fighting each other for so long now that they may not know when, or even how, to stop.

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