Taleban

While the Taleban was a malign presence, and al-Qaeda needed to be confronted, he said, the US was asking its troops to die in Afghanistan for what was essentially a far-off civil war.

What type of military strategy is needed in Afghanistan? 2009

Would, if the Taleban are a growing movement expanding in nuclear and developed Pakistan, they have enough to do their thing in Afghanistan and Pakistan?

Afghansitan on CBC Boris 2009

“The Taleban is a stigma on Islam,” says Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, a Sunni cleric who heads the madrassa.

Daily Afghanistan: “We Must Not Give Up” « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

“The Taleban is a stigma on Islam,” says Sarfraz Ahmed Naeemi, a Sunni cleric who heads the madrassa.

2009 May 15 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2009

Another issue that may have boosted the influence of the Taleban is the perception among Pashtuns that NATO and the coalition forces are waging war on only one ethnic group – theirs.

Insurgents Taking Charge in Kunduz Region of Afghanistan IWPR 2009

The thing is, biffing the Taleban is a public good.

Afghanistan 2008

I thought that the Taleban were as good a government as Afghanistan could reasonably expect, modern Puritans.

January 30, 2005 Laban 2005

I thought that the Taleban were as good a government as Afghanistan could reasonably expect, modern Puritans.

Fingers Crossed Laban 2005

PS - it should be pointed out that I considered the Taleban were as good a government as the Afghans could reasonably expect.

Archive 2005-07-17 Laban 2005

PS - it should be pointed out that I considered the Taleban were as good a government as the Afghans could reasonably expect.

Wonderful Laban 2005