U.S. Army Cpl. Michael Tacker provides security while other members of the Kapisa-Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team assess a bridge over the Panjshir River in Mahmood Rahqi, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2009. Tacker is an infantryman assigned to the team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Teddy WadeWhy the Taliban Is Gaining Ground in Afghanistan -- Tim McGirk, Time Magazine
The Taliban today in Afghanistan is a markedly different movement from that of those warriors whose one-eyed leader, Mullah Omar, riding on a motorcycle, escaped capture from American forces in Kandahar in December 2001. Mullah Omar is still their leader, even though, as a senior Afghan intelligence official told TIME, he is thought to be hiding across the border in Pakistan, moving between the towns of Quetta and Zob in the scorched Baluchistan desert. Nowadays, though, the Taliban encompasses a vast and disparate array of players. A look at who they are is key to understanding why they are gaining ground against 63,000 U.S. troops and their NATO partners after eight years of guerrilla war.
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COMMENTARIES, OPINIONS, ADN EDITORIALS
Afghanistan’s Other Front -- Joseph Kearns Goodwin, New York Times opinion.
Too Much at Stake to Abandon Afghanistan -- Peter Brookes, China Post
Why is Obama repating Bush's Iraq mistakes...in Afghanistan? -- Michael Crowley, New Republic
'The German Air Strike Has Changed Everything' -- Der Spiegel editorial
A victory for A'jad: US will talk on Iran's terms -- Amir Taheri, New York post
Confusion Reigns in Iran Crisis -- George Friedman, Stratfor
Badlands of Somalia: The New Frontline -- Nick Meo, Daily Telegraph
Military Strikes Don't Help Somalia -- Nuradin Dirie, The Guardian
China Extending Its 'Internal' Affairs -- Frank Ching, China Post
Who's Afraid of A Terrorist Haven? -- Paul R. Pillar, Washington Post opinion.
Women Don't Belong in Combat -- Greg Sheridan, The Australian
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