Talking to the Taliban

Talking to the Taliban. A portrait of average Taliban fighters in Kandahar has emerged from a research project by The Globe and Mail. An interviewer gained unprecedented access to insurgent groups in five districts of the province, and emerged from the dangerous assignment with 42 video recordings of fighters answering a standardized list of questions. [...]

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Talking to the Taliban. A portrait of average Taliban fighters in Kandahar has emerged from a research project by The Globe and Mail. An interviewer gained unprecedented access to insurgent groups in five districts of the province, and emerged from the dangerous assignment with 42 video recordings of fighters answering a standardized list of questions. It’s a unique look at Canada’s front-line opponents in the war.
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[...] Mit dieser Einleitung versieht der kanadische Journalist Graeme Smith seine bemerkenswerte Interview-Reihe Talking to the Taliban, die auf der Website der Globe and Mail in dieser Woche tageweise gezeigt wird. Neben Hintergründen, Grafiken und Zeitleisten zum Afghanistan-Krieg gibt es dort Interview mit Taliban-Kämpfern. Diese verdankt Smith einem Researcher, den er mit Kamera und Fragebogen losgeschickt hat. Die Ergebnisse sind beeindruckend: junge zumeist verhüllte Männer reden über ihre Sicht auf die Welt, über Drogen, den Islam und ihre Gründe für den Heiligen Krieg. (via MultimediaShooter) [...]

03.24.08

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03.24.08

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