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There was nothing really wrong with the Taliban, says Haji Mangal, a small-time local commander in the city of Khost. They were "good people," he says, who got mixed up with the wrong company?international terrorists, that is. Such politically incorrect remarks would be hard to find in many parts of Afghanistan. But Khost has always been different...
...reached the finals by defeating another Rutgers player, Haji Jagsdale, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the semis. In the championship match, Lee took a commanding 5-0 lead before losing focus and dropping the next two games. Before the start of the next game, however, Olthof retired...
...people in Malaysia who believe the foreign media are biased are either damned naive or unable to face the fact that Mahathir is becoming more and more dictatorial. HAJI MUSTAFA KAMAL Durban, South Africa...
...efforts by the U.N. and Somalis to negotiate a political solution. Violent attacks on aid workers have increased, threatening to reverse any progress made in the past year. The prospect of renewed anarchy has brought many Somalis to the brink of despair. "It will never be stopped," laments Mohammed Haji Yusur, a doctor in the port of Kismayu, where clan warfare has once again filled his hospital with the dead and wounded. "It will never...
...seemed so different for a brief spring of hope. Taking advantage of Saddam's humiliation in Kuwait, the Kurds liberated the major northern cities of Erbil, Sulaymaniyah and Kirkuk. They blessed Haji Bush for initiating their salvation, granting the American President the title earned by Muslims who have made the pilgrimage to Mecca. They were certain that the U.S. and its allies -- who had repeatedly urged Iraqis to throw off Saddam's yoke -- would come to their aid. But their joy lasted for only one cruel moment. By the end of March, Saddam's loyal forces had crushed the rebellion...