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VEILED IN FEAR October 9, 1996 Military action in Afghanistan has brought to power a more fundamentalist Islamic group known as the Taliban. After this background report, three native Afghans discuss the Taliban's rise. Online Special Extended Interviews: The State Dept.'s Alan Eastham The Taliban's Rahmatullah Hashimi The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Ruud Lubbers Oct. 9, 1996 Three native ...

MARCH 31, 1997 VOL. 149 NO. 13 ASIA Mullah with a Mission One-eyed Mohammad Omar rules Afghanistan's Taliban with a firm hand and a strongbox of cash BY TIM MCGIRK Bearded and black-turbaned, the Commander of the Faithful squats on a simple bed in a narrow room inside the governor's mansion in Kandahar, southern Afghanistan. The paintings adorning the governor's residence have been ripped down; ...

Ethnic boundary markers for the Hazara Ethnic Identities in Afghanistan Resources Identities Among Hazaras Political History of Afghanistan (1880 to 1978) The emergence of political Parties (1965-1978) SOCIAL AND POLITICAL BACKGROUND ETHNICITY IN AFGHANISTAN Ethnic boundary markers for the Hazara Ethnic boundaries activate traits to distinguish between populations. This section will introduce ...