David Rohde: Held By The Taliban. Part Three

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First Posted: 10-20-09 09:24 AM   |   Updated: 10-20-09 09:49 AM

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A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rifle and ordered me to put a scarf over my face. A group of Pakistani civilians standing nearby moved out of the way, anticipating a firefight.

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A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rifle and ordered me to put a scarf over my face. A g...
A NERVOUS-LOOKING Pakistani soldier pointed a rocket-propelled grenade at our pickup truck in late January. The Taliban guard beside me loaded his rifle and ordered me to put a scarf over my face. A g...
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- rf dude I'm a Fan of rf dude 28 fans permalink
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All the same at ground zero...

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 10:55 PM on 10/20/2009
- dogman44 I'm a Fan of dogman44 54 fans permalink
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Bizarre! Nothin' like being there. Glad you survived to tell us about it.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 06:43 PM on 10/20/2009
- Durango I'm a Fan of Durango 148 fans permalink

fascinating.

It confirms one aspect about the Taliban.

They are primarily Afghani men and boys who grew up in refugee camps and educated in Madrassas.

It also appears there will be no solution to the problems of Afghanistan without a solution to the Taliban in Pakistan. And I don't believe the Pakistan military's current offensive involves the Haqqani's.

So even if it is successful the Afghan problems will remain

While these fighters are obviously committed to their cause, they cannot see that bombing Mosques and marketplaces are not the way to gather people to their cause.

And that should be their ultimate downfall.

    Reply    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 03:38 PM on 10/20/2009

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