Taleban back to attacking girls’ schools
Taleban return to attacking girls’ schools in Afghanistan
Since the beginning of the new school year on March 23 there have been 36 attacks. Empty buildings have been set on fire or had grenades thrown into them. Teachers have been kidnapped, and later released. In one grisly case a caretaker was mutilated by having his ears [...]
Taliban: Militant Islam, Oil, & the Fundamentalism in Central Asia (Ahmed Rashid)
By sheila | Jan 22, 2007
Behind all wars, Ahmed Rashid contends, are power brokers who remain hidden in shadows. Afghanistan and all that has happened to it is no exception. Bringing his immense and intimate knowledge of the geo-political and spiritual layout of the country to bear, Ahmad Rashid takes us into the brutal and quasi-tragic world of the Taliban. [...]
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