Interview with a Tribal Chief, Part 2: Warlords

 

SP: Welcome back, Chief Zazai, for this second installment of our multi-part interview. As our readers know from last week, you are a paramount chief of eleven tribes in your home district, the Zazi Valley in Paktia province. Your father fought the Soviets and the Taliban and was assassinated in 2000; you yourself have fought those fights and have survived two recent attempts on your own life. It's a pleasure and a privilege for me to be able to talk with you today.

Chief Zazai: Thank you...