"… ement are likely to come from the nonideological "fellow travellers" among Pashtun commanders and tribal chiefs rather than the hard core.For the past seven …"

"… ded over by Omar, is drawn from the same original “Kandahari” group of Pashtuns and includes no prominent leaders of minority ethnic groups or even Pasht …"

"… shtuns and includes no prominent leaders of minority ethnic groups or even Pashtuns from other regions.A coup against Omar by anyone from this Kandahari grou …"

"… inning side as the Taliban completed its rush of victories in the southern Pashtun belt between 1994 and 1996. Today some of these figures occupy the second …"

"… .S. and NATO forces attacked the Taliban in Afghanistan, the predominantly Pashtun fighters increasingly sought sanctuary along the ungoverned border of Paki …"

"… ette production in the strife-torn tribal belt, a semiautonomous region of Pashtun tribes bordering Afghanistan, accounts for an estimated 22 percent of all …"

"… two countries, in 1893, that a culture of illicit trade flourished. Today, Pashtuns pay little attention to the poorly marked borders that separate the rugge …"

"… ker, the CIA had its own uses for Afridi. In the 1980s, he was one of many Pashtun tribal leaders tapped by the agency to help finance and arm the Mujahidin …"