Taliban - their social background

[Chris Burford]

At 07/11/01 14:08 -0500, you wrote:
>The Taliban have to be one of the stranger social formations anyone has 
>seen in a long time. Here's a passage from Ahmed Rashid's book (pp. 
>32-33). Am I missing something, or is the complete absence of women from 
>their lives getting no attention in the big media?
>
>Doug

Other posts suggest a picture in which sensual pleasure is restricted and 
sublimated in a male militaristic camaraderie.

Chris Burford