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...Zuha, 13. In some ways, she out-observes her mom. Rana did not wear the hijab regularly before Zuha, who attends an Islamic private school, put on the pressure. "I would come to pick her up, and she would say, 'Mother, you're embarrassing me by not wearing the veil.'" But Zuha is also a budding hoops star, with shelves full of Nancy Drew and Harry Potter--not Britney Spears but hardly subservient role models. Zuha's marriage will be arranged, but her parents promise she can reject their choice of husband if need be. Despite her education to date...
...Qaeda operative who turned government witness after being convicted of a plot to blow up Los Angeles International Airport during the millennium celebrations, has told the FBI that camp officials banned the use of real names and handed out aliases. U.S. counterterror experts hope to pierce this security veil by showing photos of suspected jihadists to Afghans who worked in the camps as cooks, drivers, translators, bookkeepers and in other positions but who have turned against the Arab al-Qaeda followers. They will also be asked to describe unusual scars, missing fingers and other physical characteristics of terrorists they knew...
...women. Even more remarkable, Kabul's sole television station now features a woman announcer. In a country where people were required to paint their windows black so that passersby could not see the face of any woman who might be at home, the announcer appears onscreen without a veil...
Past Issues Taliban Last Days Dec. 17, 2001 ----------------- Lifting the Veil Dec. 3, 2001 ----------------- Hunt for bin Laden Nov. 26, 2001 ----------------- Thanksgiving 2001 Nov. 19, 2001 ----------------- Inside Al-Qaeda Nov. 12, 2001 ----------------- Defender In Chief Nov. 5, 2001 ----------------- Going In Oct. 29, 2001 ----------------- The Fear Factor Oct. 22, 2001 ----------------- Facing the Fury Oct. 15, 2001 ----------------- How Real Is the Threat? Oct. 8, 2001 ----------------- Life on the Home Front Oct. 1, 2001 ----------------- One Nation, Indivisible Sept. 24, 2001 ----------------- Day of Infamy Sept. 14, 2001 PHOTO ESSAYS Kabul Unveiled Taliban on the Run More Photos >>> MORE STORIES Where's OBL: Letter from...
Past Issues Taliban Last Days Dec. 17, 2001 ----------------- Lifting the Veil Dec. 3, 2001 ----------------- Hunt for bin Laden Nov. 26, 2001 ----------------- Thanksgiving 2001 Nov. 19, 2001 ----------------- Inside Al-Qaeda Nov. 12, 2001 ----------------- Defender In Chief Nov. 5, 2001 ----------------- Going In Oct. 29, 2001 ----------------- The Fear Factor Oct. 22, 2001 ----------------- Facing the Fury Oct. 15, 2001 ----------------- How Real Is the Threat? Oct. 8, 2001 ----------------- Life on the Home Front Oct. 1, 2001 ----------------- One Nation, Indivisible Sept. 24, 2001 ----------------- Day of Infamy Sept. 14, 2001 PHOTO ESSAYS Kabul Unveiled Taliban on the Run More Photos >>> MORE STORIES Where's OBL: Letter from...