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Word: mojaddedi (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
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...early 2008, Karzai set up a Peace and National Reconciliation program headed by his old mentor, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, a religious scholar and former President. The U.S. and other donors put up $3 million, but refused to contribute more after they learned that Mojaddedi, 83, spent a large chunk of the money on salaries for his family and loyal retainers. "Mojaddedi's people say they had 5,000 Taliban hand over their guns," says one angry Afghan official, "but I asked them if they had any big commanders among them, and they couldn't name a single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Anti-Taliban Efforts Have Failed | 9/18/2009 | See Source »

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