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Maintain control. but kandahar's half-million residents have few routes of escape and even fewer options. our clarissa ward takes us behind the front lines in the besieged city. >> reporter: on the road to kandahar's front line, there is, still, civilian traffic even as the taliban inches deeper into the city. afghan commandos have agreed to take us to one of their bases. this used to be a wedding hall. now, it's the frontline position. most of the fighting here happens at night. but taliban snipers are at work, 24 hours a day. snipers? >> yes. >> reporter: the men tell us, the taliban are hid...
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