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That attitude extends into the rank and file. Zulmai is a Northern Alliance soldier lounging on a tank in the town of Farkhar. Ask him how many brothers he has, and he proudly tells you four, all soldiers. Ask how many sisters, and he says none. Press him repeatedly, and he finally admits to three. Why did he deny them? "Because girls are not important." He shrugs. "They do not count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...That attitude extends into the rank and file. Zulmai is a Northern Alliance soldier lounging on a tank in the town of Farkhar. Ask him how many brothers he has, and he proudly tells you four, all soldiers. Ask how many sisters, and he says none. Press him repeatedly, and he finally admits to three. Why did he deny them? "Because girls are not important." He shrugs. "They do not count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

...That attitude extends into the rank and file. Zulmai is a Northern Alliance soldier lounging on a tank in the town of Farkhar. Ask him how many brothers he has, and he proudly tells you four, all soldiers. Ask how many sisters, and he says none. Press him repeatedly, and he finally admits to three. Why did he deny them? "Because girls are not important." He shrugs. "They do not count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: About Face for Afghan Women | 11/25/2001 | See Source »

...preferred narcotic is a potent, pungent hashish that is smoked by Alliance and Taliban soldiers alike from dinner until midnight. Alliance soldiers say they make up for their lack of Western-style military discipline with versatility. "We can do everything," says Fazel, a tank commander in the Farkhar district. "But we don't do anything very well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Afghan Way of War | 11/19/2001 | See Source »

...preferred narcotic is a potent, pungent hashish that is smoked by Alliance and Taliban soldiers alike from dinner until midnight. Alliance soldiers say they make up for their lack of Western-style military discipline with versatility. "We can do everything," says Fazel, a tank commander in the Farkhar district. "But we don't do anything very well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Afghan Way of War | 11/11/2001 | See Source »

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