Word: nangarhar
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...serving the Taliban. Those commanders are being urged to defect in exchange for bribes and the guarantee of a job in the next Afghan government. First indications are promising, according to anti-Taliban sources in both cities. When he asked about arms, one commander from Afghanistan's Nangarhar province was assured that anti-Taliban groups had already started making large purchases. "This reminds me of the old days when the CIA was pumping in money and arms to fight the Russians. But now it's Afghans against Afghans," says an Afghan-affairs specialist in Peshawar. These overtures rattled local clergy...