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Washington Post writer Karen Young writes that the Taliban has become a much more potent adversary in Afghanistan by improving its own tactics and finding gaps in the U.S. military playbook, according to senior American military officials who acknowledged that the enemy's resurgence this year has taken them by surprise. U.S. rules of engagement restricting the use of airpower and aggressive action against civilians have also opened new space for the insurgents.
