On The Third Hand
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27 November, 2001: "Learning the hard way"By Kathy Kinsley From the Dallas Morning News"SAIDU SHARIF, Pakistan -- Mohammad Shoaib went to Afghanistan looking for holy war. He came limping home last week with a left arm shredded by shrapnel, one ear scorched and deaf, a brother among the missing, his wallet 8,000 rupees lighter, and a sad tale of abuse at the hands of Afghans." . There are many similar stories being told by the "volunteers". Used as cannon fodder by the Taleban, and deserted when they became useless, robbed and abused by their allies -- if we are all lucky, perhaps these people may think twice before deciding to get into other jihads.
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