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To: FaultLine who wrote (8547)	11/1/2001 6:43:35 PM
From: LLLefty	Respond to of 281500

WSmith and FL Many thanks for a "Last Road Trip Through..." Just e-mailed it to a daughter, who spent two years struggling with Sudan's milder version of the Taliban, and her husband, back from a tour in Afghanistan where he devoted what spare time he could in Kandahar escorting women to a medical clinic because they were not allowed out alone. It was a brilliant bit of writing.

To: FaultLine who wrote (8547)	11/2/2001 12:43:06 PM
From: Dennis O'Bell	Respond to of 281500

And I thought going to live in France for a few years felt like "culture shock"...!

To: FaultLine who wrote (8547)	11/2/2001 10:33:14 PM
From: FaultLine	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 281500

Taliban troops and police are always easy to spot. They have black flowing robelike clothes, long hair and big silky black turbans with long tails running almost to the ankles. (These accouterments are meant to identify them as direct descendants of Muhammad.) They are often tall and imposing, even impressive. ''The Taliban troops are like gangsters,'' a colleague told me when I first arrived. ''Tough guys.'' But there is often a particular dandyism in them; many wear black eyeliner (part of the descendant-of-Muhammad costume), and their hair is long and curly. I once saw one buying Prell shampoo at the bazaar. They carry themselves like supermodels. Since I read and posted this piece, I cannot stop thinking about this foppish image every time Taliban is mentioned on TV. --fl