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World Service,30 Sep 2006,8 mins

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Taliban translates as 'religious scholar'. A local at the origins and development of the movement in Afghanistan. With contributions from Michael Griffin, author of "Reaping the Whirlwind" and BBC World Service Editor Zahir Tanin.

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