Word: mujahidin
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Crazy led the charge on the caves. The six-foot-tall mujahidin fighter who chose his own nickname is famed in Jalalabad for killing five Arab fighters who fled town a little too slowly when the Taliban fell. Just before taking his usual place leading the charge on Monday, Crazy found a white coat left by Al Qaeda fighters who had held a forward ridge the day before. "This is Osama bin Laden's coat!" he yelled as he pulled in on, twisted a white head scarf around his head, and called his commander, Haji Zahir, one more time...
...separatist movment in Aceh province while police in Jakarta sought to crack down on a militant Muslim group. An army spokesman said Aceh rebel leader Abdullah Syafei, his wife and five others died during a raid on his jungle base on Sumatra Island. In Jakarta, police detained Mujahidin Council leader Abu Bakar Ba'asyir for questioning about possible terrorist links...
...honor the freedom-fighting Afghan mujahidin soon, there won't be any left alive...
...economy. Afghanistan's gross national product has dropped 70% to 80% in the past year. As industrial activity has slowed, revenues from government enterprises such as electric-power plants and textile mills have dropped sharply. Toll taxes on highways are being collected, but mostly by the mujahidin, who control many of the roads. A result: severe cuts in public spending, especially in education and welfare...
...head of sheep and goats have been herded into neighboring Pakistan by Afghan refugees, for example. Farmers not working their fields to their fullest potential run the risk of having their lands confiscated by the government. But such draconian rules can hardly be enforced in areas controlled by the mujahidin...