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...guerrilla who lost his right foot to a land mine while helping rout the Soviets. He left Afghanistan during the post-Soviet power struggle and renounced politics after his wife and son were murdered in his Peshawar, Pakistan, home. But he recently returned to the Afghan frontier, hoping to enlist defectors and warlords in an anti-Taliban southern alliance. Because he was Pashtun--the dominant tribe of southern Afghanistan and the Taliban itself--Haq was a precious asset to the U.S., which desperately wants an erosion of Taliban authority in the south and east, where American commandos have launched...
...teachings of the Koran are incompatible with acts of terrorism. But Pakistani officials report that 8,000 volunteers have gathered near the Afghan border to enlist in the Taliban’s jihad against America...
When the U.S. launched its war on terrorism, President Bush lifted the sanctions that had been imposed on nuclear neighbors Pakistan and India. The White House hoped that lifting the sanctions would help enlist the South Asian powers in the war effort while also bringing long-term economic benefits...
...guerrilla who lost his right foot to a land mine while helping rout the Soviets. He left Afghanistan during the post-Soviet power struggle and renounced politics after his wife and son were murdered in his Peshawar, Pakistan, home. But he recently returned to the Afghan frontier, hoping to enlist defectors and warlords in an anti-Taliban southern alliance. Because he was Pashtun--the dominant tribe of southern Afghanistan and the Taliban itself--Haq was a precious asset to the U.S., which desperately wants an erosion of Taliban authority in the south and east, where American commandos have launched...
...Bonus available to some Army recruits who enlist and ship...