Interview With the Taliban
The Nation's Christian Parenti goes inside Taliban communities and fighting groups in this excellent article and video, which document "the mounting frustration in Afghanistan with government corruption, military occupation and a seemingly endless war."The Nation’s Christian Parenti goes inside Taliban communities and fighting groups in this excellent article and video, which document “the mounting frustration in Afghanistan with government corruption, military occupation and a seemingly endless war.”
Rooted in Truth.The Nation:
… [T]he Taliban are back, coming out at night to burn schools, assassinate liberal imams, launch rocket attacks on government buildings and plant mines to kill NATO soldiers…
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