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- The Muslim faith, misunderstood. Rahman, Fazlur // Christian Science Monitor;7/11/2001, Vol. 93 Issue 158, p9
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- TRIBAL WAR. Grant, Greg // Government Executive;Mar2007, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p42
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- AFGHANISTAN Context and What's Next. Warner, Volney F. // JFQ: Joint Force Quarterly;2010 1st Quarter, Issue 56, p18
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- Taliban tactic of forcing mosque attendance under fire. // Christian Science Monitor;11/6/96, Vol. 88 Issue 240, p13
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- At the End of the Circle of Pluralism. Howell, Llewellyn D. // USA Today Magazine;Mar2002, Vol. 130 Issue 2682, p63
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- Taliban revives in power vacuum. Herlinger, Chris // National Catholic Reporter;1/13/2006, Vol. 42 Issue 11, p11
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- The Taliban: An Organizational Analysis. Afsar, Shahid; Samples, Chris; Wood, Thomas // Military Review;May/Jun2008, Vol. 88 Issue 3, p58
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- Understanding the Taliban and Insurgency in Afghanistan. Johnson, Thomas H.; Mason, M. Chris // Orbis;Jan2007, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p71
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