Taliban infiltrate once-peaceful Afghan north
The BBC reports indicate the infiltration and occupation as well as strengthening of the Taliban in the peaceful north Afganistan This farmer says his stolen oxen were returned when the Taliban arrested the thieves By Bilal Sarwary BBC News, Char Dara district, Kunduz province The northern Afghan province of Kunduz is renowned for its mouth-watering melons, rice and almonds. Kunduzis are likely to remember their province as "the bread basket of Afghanistan" - it was the country's main source of cotton and fruit exports in more peaceful times. But those memories might be fading fast. A recent spate of attacks by the Taliban and al-Qaeda has altered the face of Kunduz beyond all recognit