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Mukhtar is an infantryman in Afghanistan's rebel army. He can shoot a man in the beard from a standing position at 200 m or point out camouflaged Taliban bunkers through miles of dust. His platoon leader says the green-eyed soldier is the finest he has ever commanded, and Mukhtar takes the compliment with a shrug of his skinny shoulders. "I have been in the army for a long time," he says. "So I should be good at my job." Indeed, Mukhtar is a four-year veteran of Afghanistan's draining desert war. But he is only 15 years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Child Soldiers | 11/11/2001 | See Source »

Next week, the Crimson will travel to New Haven for the 118th playing of The Game. If Harvard can beat Yale, it will cap one of the program’s finest seasons and would be the first time since 1913 that a Crimson squad had survived a season undefeated and untied...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Beats Penn, Clinches Ivy Title | 11/10/2001 | See Source »

Next week, the Crimson will travel to New Haven for the 118th playing of The Game. If Harvard can beat Yale, it will cap one of the program’s finest seasons and would be the first time since 1913 that a Crimson squad had survived a season undefeated...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Football Beats Penn, Clinches Title | 11/10/2001 | See Source »

Next week, the Crimson will travel to New Haven for the 118th playing of The Game. If Harvard can beat Yale, it will cap one of the program’s finest seasons and would be the first time since 1913 that a Crimson squad had survived a season undefeated...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IVY CHAMPS! Football Beats Penn, Clinches League Title | 11/10/2001 | See Source »

...PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: Harvard students enjoy some of the finest, cheapeast public transportation in the country. The “T” makes travel fun and convenient. Compare that to SEPTA, Philly’s answer to a question no one asked. The subway is so bad that even the homeless don’t hang out there...

Author: By Rahul Rohatgi, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The RaHooligan: Benjamin Franklin's Big Mistake | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

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