Taliban claim victory in 'Valley of Death'
Taliban militants yesterday claimed victory after the US military withdrew this week from a rebel-infested area in eastern Afghanistan that became known as the "Valley of Death".
Troops pulled back from Korengal, a rugged mountainous region in Kunar province bordering Pakistan, as part of what Nato's International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said was its new "repositioning" strategy.
The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan, US General Stanley McChrystal, is looking to concentrate his counter-insurgency campaign against the Taliban in more populated areas.
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