AFGHANISTAN

Asia Times: Afghan resistance takes shape

KARACHI - Notwithstanding the changing of the guard in Kabul, which
sees the North Atlantic Treaty Organization taking over command of the
International Security Assistance Force, the resistance network that
covers large swathes of the country is firmly in place. This consists of
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan, the Taliban and fighters of
Osama bin Laden's International Islamic Front grouped under the banner of the
Saiful Muslemeen (the Sword of Muslims). Previously restricted to the
countryside and attacks on foreign soldiers, the resistance has now
targeted cities.