The Complexity Of The Taliban...

...and could be compared to the complexity of dealing with Public Service, Auto Workers and Teacher Unions. And IMHO the more you give them the more they want.
 
Life, Death and the Taliban:

Understanding the Taliban — a multimedia report

...and while we are on the subject:

Black flags over Baghdad

In two coordinated attacks, attackers hoisted the black Islamic State of Iraq flag — a sign al Qaeda is very much alive. —FPA Iraq

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