looking for info on Taliban/Afgan post invasion

[gWbush is Mabus]

thesis is that the Taliban is still there,
women still get raped/murdered if they wear skirts,
local drug lords are still in charge.


please post any articles if you have any.

THANKS!

[jean]

1. here's one article and a load of links

Taliban appears to be regrouped and well-funded
A new hierarchy of leaders has emerged across parts of Afghanistan.
(this is from 2002):
http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0508/p01s02-wosc.html


Taliban in Afghanistan 2001
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Taliban+in+Afghanistan+2001


Taliban in Afghanistan 2002
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Taliban+in+Afghanistan+2002


Taliban in Afghanistan 2003
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Taliban+in+Afghanistan+2003


Taliban in Afghanistan 2004
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=Taliban+in+Afghanistan+2004

[LunaC]

2. More links

Taliban recruits new tier of terror - The Washington Times: World
http://washingtontimes.com/world/20030908-121510-5632r.htm

CNN.com - Taliban fighters regrouping: U.S. - Sep. 8, 2003
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/central/09/08/afghanistan.taliban/

Al-Qaeda 'stronger than ever'
http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1413309,00.html

Afghanistan - What Good Friends Left Behind
http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0%2C1284%2C1044925%2C00.html

FPIF | Global Affairs Commentary | In Afghanistan, U.S. Replaces One Terrorist State with Another
http://www.fpif.org/commentary/2003/0310afghan.html

Huge Afghan Opium Harvest brings fears of new terrorism
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/story.jsp?story=458600

US admits failings as Afghan poppy output doubles. 29/11/2003. ABC News Online
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1000068.htm

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

3. Best place I've found

is the Asia Times. New stories daily & if you want to explore past coverage of Afghanistan, have a root around the "War and Terror" section:

http://www.atimes.com/

Also, for some interesting material on the plight of womens' rights from RAWA - check out John Pilger's film from last year "Breaking the Silence" (which is more about the war on terror in general inc hilarious interviews with the neo-cons)

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/pilger_breaking_the_silence_35mb.htm

& of course RAWA
http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/recent2.htm

Hope this helps. I haven't seen a single filmed report from there in months & those that did rarely dared to stray out of Kabul.

[Indiana Democrat]

4. But WAIT! We shouldn't care about the Afghani women...

...just take a look at this load...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=1264510&mesg_id=1268073&page=

[htuttle]

5. Please don't do that

Please try to confine the flame wars to the threads in which they occur. If you spread them to other threads on purpose, the whole place might burn down.

Thanks.