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

The Thinking Muslim

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Ahmed Walid Kharkar is no stranger to Afghanistan. He says the U.S. fought an unwinnable and ultimately a self-defeating war there for 20 years. But conflict ended what many saw as a colonial enterprise, he says. The country suffers from poverty and is in near famine; so who is to blame for this terrible situation?Kharkar: Many sea-vist or steer Islamic group as classic freedom fighters, defeating the world's only superpower.

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