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Islamic State faces uphill 'branding war' in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State's commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement's ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominant Islamist force.
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