nded kinship lines. Led by councils of elders, tribes provided their members with protection, financial support, a means to ... p and the Taliban’s primary source of support, tribes are particularly important. Successfully turning Pashtun tribes against the Taliban — or perhaps families or sub... .1 million in 1995). The most numerous sub-groups being the Durrani and the Ghilzai. Like a number of other Afghan ethnic groups, the Pushtun exten... henceforth known as Ahmad Shah Durrani and his tribe, the Pashtun Abdali tribe, as the Durrani. When his successors lost the sup
to school.
The Taliban in Afghanistan are still believed to be led by Mullah Omar, a village clergyman who lost ... for commerce to flourish.
Despite ever higher numbers of foreign troops, the Taliban have steadily ex
