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U.S. bombs Taliban under new rules

By Jamie McIntyre

Published June 24, 2016 8:11pm ET

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U.S. bombs Taliban under new rules — Earlier this month, President Obama agreed to give commanders the authority to go after the Taliban when the strikes would produce a "strategic effect." (AP Photo) | Osama Sami

U.S. commanders exercised new authorities for the first time this week by ordering airstrikes against Taliban targets in southern Afghanistan, the Pentagon confirmed Friday.

Until recently, the U.S. was prohibited from conducting “offensive” strikes against the Taliban, because technically the U.S. is no longer at war with the group.

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