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- Afghanistan: Proud, Heavily Armed and Short-Tempered
November 16, 2013: The Taliban is less of a problem than generally thought. The idea of a Pushtun religious sect (which is what the Taliban is) taking over the country does not work. It was tried and failed in the 1990s.
Nov. 16, 2013 - Strategy Page - Proud, Heavily Armed and Short-Tempered
Pushtun are not the absolute majority in Afghanistan and they are the only ones Taliban can count on. The others are, like Tajiks, are, generally more advanced and better organized, and they will never accept Taliban rule.
Nov. 16, 2013 - Strategy Page
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- Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri in Pakistan Link
Asked why Pakistan was being blamed for the unrest in Afghanistan, Kasuri said: "We are blamed because we have more than three million Afghan refugees who have sympathies with the Taliban and our Pushtun tribes also sympathise with the anti-Karzai...