Interview with Siraj Haqqani
My friend, Eason Jordan, who’s launching AfPax later this year, scores an exclusive interview with Siraj Haqqani, one of the Taliban’s top commanders. Siraj is the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the al Qaeda-affiliated network that bears his name. Unlike the Baitullah Mehsud group, the Haqqani network doesn’t usually target the Pakistani state, preferring […]
Interview with the Taliban
Posted by Christopher Allbritton on May 5, 2009 at 5:45 am +0000 · Leave a Comment
The New York Times has a fascinating story today. It’s an interview with a Taliban logistics tactician the Times has been working on for six months. He finally spills the beans on the Taliban plans for Pakistan and Afghanistan, the strategies they will use and what they fear. He was clued into the Petraeus doctrine, used to good […]
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