I just finished reading the NY Times series Held by the Taliban articles by David Rohde. It gives a fascinating, but scary, glimpse into the minds of Taliban "foot soldiers".
In the fall of 2008, just two months after his marriage, David Rohde and two Afghan colleagues were kidnapped by the Taliban and held for seven months. This series condenses 7 months and 10 days of captivity into 5 articles of terror, boredom, bravery, hopelessness and hope.
I urge you to read these articles or at least look at the accompanying pictures. You will also find the Questions and Answers in the At War blog to be enlightening.
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