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How the Syrian Rebels Defeated Assad

Lessons Lost in Time

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Economic Warfare: The Taliban's Conflict Strategy

This chapter examines the strategic economic warfare tactics used by the Taliban during their insurgency in Afghanistan, focusing on their innovative funding mechanisms. It highlights the crucial role of the opium trade and the use of financial incentives to weaken government forces by encouraging defections from the Afghan military.

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