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In Struggle With Taliban, On Guard for Charlatans.

Authors :
Nordland, Rod
Rubin, Alissa J.
Shah, Taimoor
Sahak, Sharifullah
Source :
New York Times. 2/19/2012, Vol. 161 Issue 55686, p15. 0p.
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

KABUL, Afghanistan -- In an insurgency, everyone is an imposter. The enemy wears no uniform and carries no identity card. Just so with a mullah in Kandahar named Noorul Aziz. After trading his job as a Taliban commander for a cushy post as an Afghan government official, the story goes, he was taken last month by the military coalition on a tour of his old bases, where he made speeches to persuade the locals not to support the insurgency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
03624331
Volume :
161
Issue :
55686
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New York Times
Publication Type :
News
Accession number :
71799539