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taliban’s continued attacks show limits of u.s. strategy in

At the beginning of the year, American Special Operations missions had increased by 124 percent from 2018, according to military documents, a rate that most likely continued throughout 2019. . . . ... The Taliban control more territory than at any time since the beginning of the war. . ..

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trump plans to collect dna from nearly a million immigrants

Customs and Border Patrol announced in early January that it would begin pilot project to take genetic samples from detained migrants held Detroit, on the border, and Eagle Pass on the southern.. CBP pilot program, announced Jan 6, is the beginning of Justice Department plan to roll out..

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