Word: amanullah
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...Hutu rebel group, the National Liberation Forces, said that it will not be bound by the deal. AFGHANISTAN Forces of Good President Hamid Karzai outlined plans for a 70,000 strong national army paid for by Britain and the U.S. The announcement came as the forces of rival warlords Amanullah Khan, a Pashtun, and Ismail Khan, a Tajik, pounded each other's positions near Shindand airbase in western Afghanistan. Karzai admitted he will not be able to exercise authority much beyond Kabul until the army is fully formed. INDONESIA Tightening Net Police arrested Ali Ghufron, a.k.a. Mukhlas, the suspected mastermind...
...Asia, access is provided by a hodgepodge of private businesses and independent operators, some offering it for free, others charging small fees. Nevertheless, some think that mobile network operators would be foolish to ignore it. Carriers "can roll out [Wi-Fi] services much quicker than 3G," says Shamir Amanullah, program leader at marketing consultancy Frost & Sullivan in Kuala Lumpur. "3G networks cost up to $1 billion to set up and that won't give them lots of pricing flexibility...
...thought the men were wearing Arab--not Afghan--garb, and that the leader was tall. After conferring with U.S. Central Command officials at their Florida headquarters, the agent signaled the Predator to shoot. A 100-lb. Hellfire missile roared toward the truck at nearly 1,000 m.p.h. According to Amanullah Zadran, a minister in the Afghan government, the dead included three local al-Qaeda members. Local tribal leaders claimed, however, the dead were not al-Qaeda. On Saturday, a team of 50 U.S. troops at the attack site began looking for evidence under a deep blanket of snow...
...subject of religion comes up, and the Taliban are curious about us infidels. Amanullah asks what we believe happens after death. He explains his vision: the coffin opens up like a trap door and either you go to hell or you're escorted up to paradise by beautiful maidens. "That's fine for men, but what can women expect in paradise?" asks the woman from the Times of London. Amanullah isn't exactly sure - who is? - but he says, "Everything is equal, for men and women in paradise." He then reminds us, with solemn pity, that only True Believers...
...cleric to rid Afghanistan of the warlords, who were nothing but thieves and debauched murders. In the early days, Afghans thought that angels rode into battle with the Taliban, hovering above their tanks and pick-up trucks. I ask if Mullah Omar has performed any miracles lately. "Sure," says Amanullah, "he's still alive, isn't he? Isn't that miracle enough, when the mightiest nation on earth is trying to kill...