Alex Strick van Linschoten
Taliban and Conflict
The new studies of Afghanistan are vastly more knowledgeable than the writing that angered Poullada, but they grapple with the same contradictions.
Which way, Taliban?
Which way, Taliban? [Article] Flipping the Taliban. Fotini Christia and Michael Semple, July/August 2009, Foreign Affairs Volume 88, Number 4. “For many Taliban fighters, insurgency has nothing to do with Islamic zealotry; it is a way of life.” [Article] Know Thine Enemy – Why the Taliban Cannot Be Flipped. Barbara Elias, November 2 2009, Foreign [...]
The Life of two foreigners in Kandahar
Most interesting article of two western foreigners living in Kandahar, the heart of Taliban resistance. They report about he boredom of sitting in their flat, because leaving would be too dangerous, but also about the thrill living so close to the “faltline” of history.
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