“To tell you the truth, the government has the upper hand now” in and around Kandahar, the Taliban member said. A midlevel commander who has been with the movement since its founding in 1994 and knows it well, he was interviewed by telephone on the condition that his name not be used.NY Times protects terrorist sources. Takes a leak through Wikileaks.
I suppose we should be thankful they care about The One.
A tenuous grasp of what is at stake.
As for me, I see a woman gets to wear a green headscarf, not an enveloping burka. A small victory.