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Who's Afraid of the Taliban? with Ahmed-Waleed Kakar

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The Rise of the Taliban in Afghanistan

As early as 2007 and 8, there were reports from Hillman in the South that they were being much more lax with respect to the lengths of beards. They're probably not going to be as sensitive to international pressure as they are to unpopularity at home. We haven't really seen that that much this time. And one of the reasons I would suggest is that you have had more exposure toward urban Afghanistan from the Taliban,. which has also resulted in some sort of evolution in how they consider their urban compatriots.

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