Many villagers in rural Afghanistan -- which once bore the brunt of frontline fighting -- believe the Islamist movement's rule could bring a stop to the fighting and the hope for an end to corruption. But a looming economic disaster means the Taliban's window for holding on to loyalty may be short.

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