The US-led occupation of Afghanistan has transformed the once-reviled Taliban into freedom fighters for the Pashtun people
Mustafa Qadri
guardian.co.uk, Sunday 16 May 2010 13:00 BST
They may be repressive fanatics who enslave women and give sanctuary to al-Qaida, but the US-led occupation of Afghanistan has transformed the Taliban into Pashtun freedom fighters. There are two principal reasons for this.