Qomendan Hemmet, the Taliban commander in Salar district, between his two lieutenants in Wardak, Afghanistan. Photograph: Ghaith Abdul AhadFrom The Guardian:
Exclusive report from a Taliban veteran's compound in Afghanistan and on the battlefield
Qomendan Hemmet sat cross-legged under a window of the mud-walled room. His shoulder, sunk in an old military jacket, rested against the wall and a radio antenna stuck out of his pocket. Next to him sat his deputy, wrapped in a big blanket, silent and sleepy. Around the room sat his men, their faces contorted by years of fighting and poverty, dressed in shalwar kameez and magazine pouches, eyes dark as the kohl lining them. Radios crackled, phones rang non-stop, and more fighters came, drank tea and left with orders.
"Salar is the new Falluja," declared Qomendan Hemmet emphatically. "The Americans and the Afghan army control the highway, and five metres on each side. The rest is our territory."
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My Comment: A revealing look at how the Taliban operate in Afghanistan. Bottom line .... the Afghan Government and coalition forces have a big fight ahead of them. This is going to be a full scale war in 2009.
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