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“We should remember that the Pashtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. Of course, many of them did support the Taliban. But you cannot equate all Pashtuns with the Taliban.”

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Ahmed Rashid
Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid is a renowned journalist, born in 1948. His career has been focused on reporting from South Asia and the Middle East, particularly known for his in-depth coverage of Afghanistan and Pakistan. more

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“What everyone underestimated was the acute unpopularity of the Taliban, even in the Pashtun areas. People like myself were saying the Taliban would be driven out very swiftly from the north of Afghanistan, but given that their main support base was in the Pashtun belt, there would be greater resistance there. That didn't happen. The Taliban had become deeply unpopular and were actually discarded by the Pashtun population almost as quickly as they were in the north. I don't see the Taliban coming back in any way.”

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