Arab pays $3000 taxi fare to Afghan border
Across southern Afghanistan, while local Taliban soldiers are negotiating surrender, the foreigners among them are desperately deserting their sinking ship. In Zabol province, an Arab Taliban paid a taxi driver $3,000 to take him to the border with Pakistan. The defeat of the Taliban has led to the appearance of robber bands which have put up checkpoints on many roads.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2001-12-09 |