The Afghan Taliban has long pursued a campaign of assassination against many of their country's tribal elders, and on Wednesday May 22 they claimed another victim. Habibullah Khan, along with his two bodyguards and one bystander, was killed in a marketplace in Moqur district. Less than a week ago, a provincial chief was among the fourteen victims of another suicide attack in Kandahar.
These assassinations aren't simply a case of the Taliban attacking its enemies in the Afghan government. It should be remembered that the Taliban's "Islamic state" form of government is as alien to Afghanistan as their salafi/wahhabi brand of Islam is. The traditional elders and tribal chiefs have historically been seen by the Taliban at best as something to be tolerated for a time if they don't cause trouble, and at worst as bitter enemies and representatives of the 'old order'. This is why NATO forces have so often found allies within the traditional leaders of the Afghan tribes -and possibly their best hope for building a non-Taliban or jihadi government in the future.
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There aren't enough bars jihadis would go to. Nowhere you could go, sit with a drink, and eavesdrop on the messy, convoluted and contradictory mess that is violent jihadism around the world. So instead we have the imaginary Sharaaabtoon, a place where various self-proclaimed mujahadeen will be brought forth to be seen and overheard, just as if they were the clientele of a bar. Remember: no shahada, no service. Twitter: @Sharaabtoon
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