Are the Taliban and their leader becoming yesterday's men?

By Paul McGeough
April 26 2015 - 1:32pm
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.
Afghan soldiers carry out a controlled detonation of a roadside bomb in Wardak province. Photo: New York Times
Afghan soldiers carry out a controlled detonation of a roadside bomb in Wardak province. Photo: New York Times
Brutality: Taliban fighters execute a woman, reputed to be the wife of one of their members, for adultery in footage from Parwan province in July 2012. Photo: AFP/Parwan Provincial Government
Brutality: Taliban fighters execute a woman, reputed to be the wife of one of their members, for adultery in footage from Parwan province in July 2012. Photo: AFP/Parwan Provincial Government
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.
This image, first run in the Pakistani media, offers a computerised impression of what Mullah Mohammad Omar may look like if he is alive today.

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