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...Islamabad a month ago, the portly, mule-jawed Sherzai came back to the southern Pakistani city of Quetta throwing around cash. Merchants say he bought himself over 30 new four-wheel vehicles and then set off to an Afghan refugee colony called Jungle Piralzai known for its thieves and opium smugglers. As one associate of Sherkzai's admitted: "Of course, these men are bandits." There, he recruited men for 15,000 rupees ($250 a month), and outfitted them with weapons and at least 40 kilos of hashish, according to this associate. As one tribal chieftain Sardar Galani Khan Ashazai says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Can the Taliban Surrender To? | 12/1/2001 | See Source »

...east. A delegation of tribal elders led by Abdul Haqiq, a former mujahedin commander, spent three days with Taliban representatives negotiating the handover of Kandahar and three other southern Afghan provinces. Under the plan, Mullah Naqib, an ex-commander, and Haji Bashar, a businessman allegedly linked to the opium trade, would both become interim leaders of Kandahar. According to sources in the city, a distraught Omar, at times on the verge of weeping, met briefly with the elders on Friday to press them to accept the plan, which would allow him to retain influence in Kandahar and make an unimpeded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hunt for bin Laden | 11/26/2001 | See Source »

...keeps many Muslim women locked in bad marriages, as does the prospect of losing their children. Typically, fathers win custody of boys over the age of six and girls after the onset of puberty. Maryam, an Iranian woman, says she has stayed married for 20 years to a philandering opium addict she does not love because she fears losing guardianship of her teenage daughter. "Islam supposedly gives me the right to divorce," she says. "But what about my rights afterward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Women of Islam | 11/25/2001 | See Source »

...east. A delegation of tribal elders led by Abdul Haqiq, a former mujahedin commander, spent three days with Taliban representatives negotiating the handover of Kandahar and three other southern Afghan provinces. Under the plan, Mullah Naqib, an ex-commander, and Haji Bashar, a businessman allegedly linked to the opium trade, would both become interim leaders of Kandahar. According to sources in the city, a distraught Omar, at times on the verge of weeping, met briefly with the elders on Friday to press them to accept the plan, which would allow him to retain influence in Kandahar and make an unimpeded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Hunt for Osama bin Laden | 11/18/2001 | See Source »

Despite the bigger budget ($35 million), a radical change of scene and an all-white cast, From Hell has some striking similarities to the Hughes twins' previous work: it's populated by hookers, and even good men are seduced by drugs. Depp's lavish, opium-induced visions help him solve the crime and let the brothers show off their visual bravado. "It was an interesting way to tell what was going on in his head," says Allen. ("We make no secret that we smoke marijuana," says Albert, who calls it "an aid to creativity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Blood Brothers | 10/22/2001 | See Source »

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