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This is not the first time warlords have had positions of power in Afghanistan. Following the 1989 withdrawal of Soviet troops, rival mujahedin groups that had united to drive the foreigners out turned on each other, further destroying the country in a brutal civil war marked by warlord rule. The government collapsed, and militia commanders were able to seize territory, terrorize the population and, in some cases, even issue currency. The Taliban capitalized on widespread disgust with their savagery, eventually coming to power in 1996. The U.S., unwilling to commit large numbers of ground troops when it went to overthrow...
...emphasized the importance of using these lopsided conference games as opportunities for the players to hone and refine their shots in preparation for the much more challenging matches that await them in early 2009. Harvard takes an extended break over the Christmas holidays and exam period before beginning a brutal stretch, taking on squash powerhouses No. 3 Trinity, No. 2 Penn, and No. 1 Princeton in early February. “We are going to be training very hard over the break,” Guruge said. “I think we have a very strong team...
...Vegas, Harvard’s top grapplers continued to shine.Sophomore Corey Jantzen captured a title in his first action of the year, while junior co-captains J.P. O’Connor and Louis Caputo posted top-three finishes at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational this weekend.Continuing its brutal schedule, the Crimson sent eight competitors to the annual tournament, which features some of the nation’s best talent in the Las Vegas Convention Center.Junior Andrew Knapp, sophomore Michael Sadler, and rookies Bryan Panzano, Walter Peppelman, and Sean Murphy rounded out the Harvard lineup against a field that included...
Despite the news, there seems to be a consensus within Kashmir - among government and intelligence officials, separatist leaders, local civil society groups and experienced observers of the Kashmir conflict - that there is no direct link between militants active in Kashmir and the ones who planned and executed the brutal Mumbai attacks. "It's like al-Qaeda talking about the Palestinian issue," says one longtime analyst of Kashmiri politics. "It's just a cover." And some local activists fear the Mumbai terrorists may have hurt the cause of Kashmiri independence. Says one: "People are not happy about having Kashmir being dragged...
...apart from recent polls in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Nigeria, which were plagued by corruption, violence, despotism and the steadfast refusal by the ruling party to let go. It is also a reminder that governance in sub-Saharan Africa, a region of 48 nations, cannot be characterized simply by the brutal repression doled out by Robert Mugabe...