rea that is present-day Afghanistan. They emerged over centuries in various sections of the country, tak... aps families or sub-tribes if they deal with the government on their own — could deliver a serious blow ... hands of myriad tribal militias that the central government could never control. A warning that has some... 4 million.
The Afghan Pashtun heartland roughly covers a large crescent-shaped belt following the Afgha
red to grow beards and women had to wear the all-covering burka. The Taliban showed a similar disdain fo... c and cinema and disapproved of girls aged 10 and over from going to school.
The Taliban in Afghanista
