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Ahmed Rashid, Reporting on Islamist Groups  by possibly noteworthy at 11:41 am EDT, Sep  4, 2006 |  
Before most Americans had heard of the Taliban, Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid wrote a book about them. After the Sept. 11 attacks, it became a best-seller. Rashid's recent reporting for English-language newspapers involves Islamist militants in Afghanistan and Pakistan. 
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