"Violent crime spurs nostalgia for Taliban"
Child kidnappings stoke Afghans’ ire over ex-warlords in power
"Both provincial officials are former militia leaders — commonly called warlords in Afghanistan — whose fighters reportedly preyed on residents before they were driven out by the Taliban. They regained power, like a number of other current officials, by joining the U.S.-led military forces that defeated the Taliban in late 2001."
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