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AFGHAN THEN & NOW (4#) -

with the Qaeda cult, Goat Boy,
and a package in their window . . .

As we near the 7th anniversary
of 9/11, the news heats up a little:

Less than seven years ago, the Taliban ruled Afghanistan with a murderous fist, depriving Afghans of their most basic rights. A key component of the Taliban's suppression was preventing people from communicating with one another; the country had virtually no telephones and no access to the Internet...

Today, Afghanistan bears little resemblance to the nation it was long forced to be...

Afghanistan has more than 500,000 Internet users and at least 18 Internet service providers.

Afghan Communications Revolution [wapo]

:: Al Qaeda issues new video
marking the seventh anniversary of 9/11.

:: Speculation that the
heavy metal Goat Boy is kaput.

:: Drone bombs Osama pal's
house, but Haqqani not home.

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