How The Taliban See Themselves Running Afghanistan

Haqqani Taliban fighters in their mountain camp in Khost, eastern Afghanistan. Photograph: Ghaith Abdul-Ahad for the Guardian

Talking To The Taliban About Life After Occupation -- The Guardian

Special report: In the last of his series from Afghanistan, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad asks Taliban leaders past and present what kind of regime they would run – and whether there is a chance of negotiated peace

• Part two: Five days inside a Taliban jail
• Part one: The London cab driver who fights for the Taliban

In the south-eastern city of Khost, the everyday business of the Taliban administration carries on across the street from the fortified, government-run city court and police station.

The head of the Haqqani network's civilian administration and his assistant hold their council in the grand mosque, which is also known as the Haqqani mosque because it was built with Taliban and Arab money.

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My Comment: It seems that the Taliban have their own counter-counterinsurgency program, and unlike the U.S./Nato program, theirs appear to be more successful.