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www.telegraphindia.com India and Afghanistan signed a strategic partnership agreement in 2011. This is Karzai's third visit to India in as many years. This time the Afghan President is clearly warning that after 2014, there could be a resurgence of the Taliban that would be difficult for the ANA to put down unless it is trained and armed adequately.

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