Pakistani unrest is Taliban boon; Ethnic ties, separatist tradition help the militia blend into Pakistan's Baluchistan region.(WORLD)

From: The Christian Science Monitor | Date: December 24, 2003 | Copyright information

Byline: Scott Baldauf and Owais Tohid

PISHIN, PAKISTAN -- Driving through a market full of turbaned Pashtuns just an hour outside of Quetta, taxi driver Abdul Salam says he doesn't believe the Pakistani government when they say they cannot find any Taliban.

"They are everywhere," says Mr. Salam. His beefy hands steer the beat-up Toyota past a collection of young men, wearing the distinctive black turbans of Islamic seminary students. "Not everyone here is a f...

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