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Gamed Greatly

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In the last six weeks, a resurgent Taliban has surprised the Americans with the ferocity of its annual spring offensive and set some officials here to worrying that the United States might become tied down in a prolonged battle as control slips away from the central government … the number of American troops has quietly risen, not fallen … The recent fighting, the fiercest since 2001, has been mainly in three southern provinces where the Taliban have traditionally been strong … Militants have set off 32 suicide bombs, 6 more than in all of 2005, Pentagon officials say. The number of roadside bombs is up 30 percent over a year ago … The pitched battles in southern Afghanistan have left more than 250 people dead.

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