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The speaker is saying that Taliban attacks are usually directed at military or security targets rather than public marketplaces. The quote contrasts those main targets with market attacks, which are described as uncommon.
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About Richard Engel
American journalist and author
Richard Engel is an American journalist and author, best known as the chief foreign correspondent for NBC News. He was appointed to that role in 2008, after working as the network’s Middle East correspondent and Beirut bureau chief. Before joining NBC in 2003, Engel covered the opening of the Iraq War for ABC News as a freelance reporter based in Baghdad. His work has focused on international reporting, especially the Middle East and major conflict zones.
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