http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/08/afghans-in-america/ Reports from the front line of the global insurgency Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1-alpha http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/08/afghans-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Christopher Allbritton Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:53:20 +0000 http://www.insurgencywatch.com/?p=1400#comment-54 Thanks! And I know what you mean about "tensions" pre-dating 9/11. One of the people I spoke with told me -- not on camera -- that they have real problems with "politics" in the community and also the ethnic diversity as well. Most East Bay Afghans are Pashtun, but there's a good chunk of Hazaris, Tajiks, etc. Thanks! And I know what you mean about “tensions” pre-dating 9/11. One of the people I spoke with told me — not on camera — that they have real problems with “politics” in the community and also the ethnic diversity as well. Most East Bay Afghans are Pashtun, but there’s a good chunk of Hazaris, Tajiks, etc.

]]> http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/08/afghans-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Christian Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:58:11 +0000 http://www.insurgencywatch.com/?p=1400#comment-48 Great article. Just one point: the "deep tensions" existed in the Afghan-American community well before 9/11. Bringing up the name "Ahmed Shah Massoud" could start a fist-fight even in the early 1990s. And as the Taliban rose there was some angry debates over that as well. Great article. Just one point: the “deep tensions” existed in the Afghan-American community well before 9/11. Bringing up the name “Ahmed Shah Massoud” could start a fist-fight even in the early 1990s. And as the Taliban rose there was some angry debates over that as well.

]]> http://www.insurgencywatch.com/2009/06/08/afghans-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Jon Ant Tue, 09 Jun 2009 01:10:44 +0000 http://www.insurgencywatch.com/?p=1400#comment-43 Although it is hardly odd for second generation immigrants to experience difficulty relating their values with their parents values, it is still always troubling to hear that there is a small group in that minority that supports such extremism. I can only hope that their support remains limited to words and not deeds, and that the group as a whole is not unfairly treated as a result. Aside from that, thanks for posting this. I wasn't aware that such a group existed in the United States. Although it is hardly odd for second generation immigrants to experience difficulty relating their values with their parents values, it is still always troubling to hear that there is a small group in that minority that supports such extremism. I can only hope that their support remains limited to words and not deeds, and that the group as a whole is not unfairly treated as a result. Aside from that, thanks for posting this. I wasn’t aware that such a group existed in the United States.

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