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Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Afghanistan. Show all posts

Thursday, September 10, 2009

'Weekend jihadis'

BBC: "In the villages of Afghanistan, many young men are working for the government during the week, but fighting for the Taliban at weekends."

Afghanistan: Doubt Grows Over Another Distant War

Huffington Post: "KENT, Ohio — The demonstrations, the troops, the fresh anger are all long gone. Where anti-war protests raged, today a granite plaza invites peaceful reflection. On the spots where four young people fell in a spray of National Guard bullets, lanterns stand in remembrance."