A Guide to Understanding the Taliban (or Talibans)

Foreign Policy Magazine has recently published an article (November 2010) entitled "Inside Talibanistan".  It is a revealing look at our enemy in Afghanistan - commonly referred to as the Taliban.  The authors state that the Taliban is not the monolithic enemy we think it is - but rather a loosely aligned group of militant organizations that "sometimes diverge widely in their allegiances, targets, and strategies".  Read the report at the link below:

 http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2010/10/11/inside_talibanistan?page=0,0