A Desperate Battle, and a Victory for Now, at a Remote Afghan Outpost https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/26/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-badakhshan-battle.html?emc=rss&partner=rss #UnitedStatesDefenseandMilitaryForces #IslamicStateinIraqandSyria(ISIS) #BadakhshanProvince(Afghanistan) #AfghanistanWar(2001-) #AfghanNationalPolice #AfghanNationalArmy #MinesandMining #Turkmenistan #Tajikistan #Uzbekistan #Taliban #AlQaeda #China