Charles Sennott’s “Inside the Taliban” series

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Among the foreign policy challenges the Obama Administration will face over the coming year, Afghanistan might be the most intractable. The future of Afghanistan will be determined partly by its government in Kabul, partly by the Pentagon in Washington, and partly by a group of men who call themselves The Taliban. The Taliban rose to power in Afghanistan in the mid-90s, it ruled the country in the late 90s, and fell to the US-led invasion in 2001. Nowadays, the Taliban seems to be gaining strength again…not only in Afghanistan but also in neighboring Pakistan. This past July, we broadcast a series of reports on the movement’s history and fluctuating fortunes. The reports were filed by Charles Sennott, who has covered the Taliban from their early days. This seems a good time to revisit that series. Charles Sennott joins us in the studio.

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2 comments for “Charles Sennott’s “Inside the Taliban” series”

  • Karen Hatcher

    Please read Stones into Schools by Greg Mortenson for a positive and successful building of schools in Afganistant and Pakistan. Greg definitely knows the culture and works with the people in these areas.

  • jessica

    Hi – thank you for this important and necessary work. i’m forwarding the report to friends and familia. what needs to be done to get a similar series going on the history and background of the wall in Palestine? there is still not enough unbiased reporting on this issue. and those of us who have the privelege of accessing alternative media need your support to refer to as we converse with others that only cite mainstream media’s traditionally one sided coverage as reason to support ongoing US collaboration with Israel. HELP! and THANK YOU!