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Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Multimedia

The Roots Of The Taliban

Published 9 September 2010

In this audio slide show, David Edwards, an anthropology professor who has studied the politics and culture of Afghanistan for 30 years, describes the roots of the Taliban in refugee camps and madrasahs, and explains why he has little hope that its leaders will compromise for peace.

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by: Observer
September 15, 2010 17:32
International organizations create the Taliban first and then fight against them. Non-sense. When they come to Afghanistan, they support not minorities over there, but Islamists.
by: shershah from: no important
September 15, 2010 17:36
Hey it's so nice of you posting such a gr8 information about taliban. I frst thought tht they might now accept fully the Muhammad(PBUH)'s rules and regulation. but throught this I came to know tht they really do want. SO, thanx alot. And, sorry taliban for being a muslim nd not supporting you yet. ANd, inshallah from now on ward I do. I listen to music, shave my bear but inshallah I'll support taliban. becze Muhammad's rule z the best specialy fr muslims rather than communism, moistism nd bla bla ...thnx alot once more..
by: Asghar Khan from: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
September 16, 2010 07:05
The roots of Taliban lies in the forced deculturation of Pashtuns (due to Pakistani occupation of Pashtun territories), a combination of generous financial assistance from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, US and the West which is manifested in the form of ISI sponsored Taliban network and religion based militancy in Pakhtunkhwa and Afghanistan.