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...course of our odyssey to Baghran we gained and lost a small private army; it began with four gunmen and swelled at times to a dozen or maybe more. Our vehicles took heavy punishment: three tires were punctured, the van had to be left and picked up later, a taxi had to be hired in Baghran, a 4x4's belt spring was broken, some electricals failed, two cars collided and one had to be push-started several times. There was also the toll on those who travelled with us; food was poor and in little quantity, the dust was inescapable...
...across the city until dawn. Few people venture out of their neighborhoods, divided into Atta, Dostum and Mohaqiq ghettos. Two men were killed one night when a patrol of Atta's soldiers clashed with a group of Mohaqiq's men stealing a car. The same night Hazaras hijacked a taxi and beat up the driver. "It's just like it was before the Taliban were here," said the injured...
...trips of 100 to 500 miles. If their railbeds were upgraded and widened to allow them to run faster, they could speed travelers between the business districts of cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco, or Chicago and St. Louis, as quickly as the tag team of taxi-airplane-taxi. Trains are also two to eight times as fuel efficient as planes...
...virtual no-go area for other tribes. Lootings, hijackings and robberies are commonplace. Two men were killed and five injured last week when a patrol of Atta's soldiers tried to stop a group of Mohaqiq's men supposedly stealing a car. The same night, Hazaras also hijacked a taxi and beat its driver, 33-year-old Mauludeen, with the metal butts of their AK-47s. "It's just like it was before the Taliban was here," says the bandaged Mauludeen. "Only if the commanders unite will this violence stop...
...That sounds good We've got tracers going over our head. We're going to have to go get a taxi because they stop running at night...