10 QUOTES WITH «TALIBAN»
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Taliban.
Well, the reports are correct that we're conducting very robust military operations on the Afghan side of the border in areas where we think al-Qaida is operating and Taliban remnants are.
It is no secret that many Islamic movements in the Middle East tend to be authoritarian, and some of the so-called 'Islamic regimes' such as Saudi Arabia, Iran - and the worst case was the Taliban in Afghanistan - they are pretty authoritarian. No doubt about that.
We don't see that the Taliban ultimately can succeed, and it's a combination both of what the international community can do to support Afghanistan, not just in the short term, but over the long term.
And the narrative for the Taliban that they can wait us out is a flawed narrative. I think that the unambiguous international support for Afghanistan has been a very powerful message. You know, that was the message that came out of the NATO summit. We will not abandon Afghanistan.
We don't want the Taliban to put down roots, or the al Qaeda to put down roots in Afghanistan that can facilitate Afghanistan becoming - once again - a launching pad for international terrorism.
I was traumatised in the medieval Afghan society at Sarana village by the local boys of Omar's Taliban who forced my in-laws to subjugate me for trying to be different. There can be Omars in other religions, too, who oppress women.
The Afghans, despite their backwardness, are a friendly lot, but the Taliban are as barbaric as the Huns from the past.
After September 11, when the United States took action to overthrow the Taliban, our interests and Iran's aligned, and we were able to coordinate quietly but effectively.
The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone.
Where land mines are indiscriminate, cheap, and brutal, drones are discriminate, expensive, and brutal. And yet they are insufficiently discriminate: the assassination of the Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud in Pakistan in 2009 succeeded only on the seventeenth attempt.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TALIBAN»
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Taliban in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Taliban and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
My Life with the
Taliban
The autobiography of Abdul Salam Zaeef, a former senior member of Afghanistan's Taliban and a principal actor in its domestic and foreign affairs. The book supplies a counternarrative to standard accounts of Afghanistan since 1979.
Abdul Salam Zaeef, Alex Strick van van Linschoten, Felix Kuehn, 2011
2
Taliban: Islam, Oil and the New Great Game in Central Asia
First published in 2000. Updated after September 11th 2001.
Under the Taliban images of mammals with their heads depicted were illegal. Magnum photographer Dworzak found shops printing them anyway, these are the images he found. 45 photos.
Thomas Dworzak, Jon Lee Anderson, 2003
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The
Taliban and the Crisis of Afghanistan
[This book] explores ... how has a seemingly anachronistic band of religious zealots managed to retain a tenacious foothold in the struggle for Afghanistan's future ... [It] investigates ... questions relating to the character of the ...
Robert D. Crews, Amin Tarzi, 2009
5
The
Taliban: War, Religion and the New Order in Afghanistan
6
The
Taliban: Ascent to Power
A 1999 overview of Taliban rule in Afghanistan that describes the country's history; mujahideen; the Taliban's theological and political infrastructure; the economy, social order, and human rights; relations with neighboring countries; and ...
7
The Women of Afghanistan Under the
Taliban
Looks at the quality of life of Afghan women under the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan.
The first insider's account of the Bush administration's post-9/11 diplomacy
James F. Dobbins autofilled, 2008
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Women of Afghanistan in the Post-
Taliban Era: How Lives Have ...
This book examines the changing roles of Afghani women in the aftermath of the overthrow of the oppressive Taliban regime in 2001.
10
The
Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Swift, funny, and wholly original, The Taliban Shuffle unforgettably captures the absurdities and tragedies of life in a war zone. From the Hardcover edition.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TALIBAN»
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Taliban is used in the context of the following news items.
Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died in 2013, Afghans Declare
KABUL, Afghanistan — After months of speculation, Afghan officials announced Wednesday that they were now certain that the Taliban's reclusive leader, ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
Two killed and dozens wounded in attack on Afghan parliament
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) A woman and a child were killed Monday when Taliban militants staged an attack around the Afghan parliament as lawmakers were ... «CNN, Jun 15»
14 Killed in Afghanistan as Taliban Attacks Kabul Hotel
Fourteen people, including 9 foreigners, were killed in an attack in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul on Wednesday night after at least one gunman opened fire on ... «TIME, May 15»
The strange story of Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier captured by the …
US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured in Afghanistan and held for five years by Taliban forces. His complicated story is more than a POW tale, however, ... «Christian Science Monitor, Mar 15»
School where Pakistani Taliban massacred over 130 children reopens
The Pakistani Taliban, who were widely condemned for the attack, said they targeted a school that mostly admits soldiers' children because the students aspired ... «CNN, Jan 15»
Pakistan: Several Taliban killed following school massacre
Pakistani security forces said they killed several Taliban insurgents in and around Peshawar on Saturday, four days after Taliban gunmen massacred scores of ... «CNN, Dec 14»
Pakistan Taliban: Peshawar school attack leaves 141 dead
Militants from the Pakistani Taliban have attacked an army-run school in Peshawar, killing 141 people, 132 of them children, the military say. Officials say the ... «BBC News, Dec 14»
Taliban attack housing for aid workers; 2 aid workers, 3 insurgents …
Violence raged yet again Saturday in Afghanistan, including a battle at a sprawling military base that British troops gave up last month and an attack on a home ... «CNN, Nov 14»
The amazing thing Malala plans to say if a Taliban gunman …
On Oct. 9, 2012, Malala was returning home from school on a bus when she was shot in the head by a gunman from the Taliban. The group, in 2009, had ... «Washington Post, Oct 14»
4 of Taliban 5 Will Likely Fight Again, U.S. Spies Say
Afghan and Taliban sources say he was kept in a variety of locations, sometimes cages and sometimes basements, kept on the move partly to protect him from ... «Daily Beast, Jun 14»
