The Taliban controls about 95% of the country. Doesn't this show that they
have done rather well against the Alliance? Anyone who manages to control
95% of Afghanistan is doing well given its recent history. Pakistan will not
be happy if the Northern Alliance are given weapons and support by the
Neither is the gov't. of India happy with supporting the Northern
Alliance.
Michael Pugliese
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The Taliban controls about
Ken Hanly wrote:
The Taliban controls about 95% of the country. Doesn't this show that
they have done rather well against the Alliance? Anyone who manages to
control 95% of Afghanistan is doing well given its recent history. Pakistan
will not be happy if the Northern Alliance are given
At 01:12 PM 10/4/01 +0300, you wrote:
Dove and hawk strategy to topple Taliban
FRED HALLIDAY
The Herald, 4 October 2001
MUCH is made of the record of the Afghans in fighting invading enemies,
the British on three occasions in colonial times, the Russians in the
1980s.
The terrain in Afghanistan
