How an Afghan 'Jekyll and Hyde' is doctoring postwar politics

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Paul McGeough
Chief foreign correspondent

As Australian and American forces pack up to quit Afghanistan, the uncrowned king of Oruzgan watches closely, narrowing his focus to the question of how to survive in a snake pit of tribal politics.

A law unto himself, 40-ish warlord Matiullah Khan is cagey, oozing bonhomie and danger in equal measure.

If he were in New York, Wall Street and the Mafia would compete for his services. He is the Jekyll and Hyde of the Afghan south who, by all accounts, might drown you in kindness or in a well.

http://www.smh.com.au/world/how-an-afghan-jekyll-and-hyde-is-doctoring-postwar-politics-20130316-2g74b.html#ixzz2NiHQgwTV

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