The last stand against the Taliban
Article Abstract:
A coalition of tribal ethnic minorities led by Ahmad Shah Massoud is fighting a desperate war against the Taliban in Afghanistan. Outnumbered and outgunned, they are playing for time and hoping for a United Nations arms embargo against the Taliban.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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The defectors
Article Abstract:
The history of Afghanistan conflicts is replete with massive side-changing, desertion, loyalty-buying, and treachery. Some tactics may hold the key to the Taliban's ability to stave off the US.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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Locked down
Article Abstract:
The three-year imprisonment in Kandahar of shopkeeper Abdul Qayim by the Taliban is described. Even after his release, he is still unable to reunite with his family.
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
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