According to Newsweek, there is a clear generational divide within the Taliban. Young fighters apparently have nothing but contempt for older leaders based in Pakistan and are not afraid to show it.
This article makes for an interesting follow-up to the report by Anne Stenersen (largely based on Antonio Giustozzi's book Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop) which Frederik posted recently.
Amidst all the talk of reconciliation and reintegration, this article raises two questions:
1/ What is the point of reconciling with a leadership that does not control its rank-and-file?
2/ How do you reintegrate young fighters who have never been integrated into anything... and who apparently don't want to be?
This article makes for an interesting follow-up to the report by Anne Stenersen (largely based on Antonio Giustozzi's book Koran, Kalashnikov and Laptop) which Frederik posted recently.
Amidst all the talk of reconciliation and reintegration, this article raises two questions:
1/ What is the point of reconciling with a leadership that does not control its rank-and-file?
2/ How do you reintegrate young fighters who have never been integrated into anything... and who apparently don't want to be?
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