Witness to a World Of Defiant Enemies: Interview with a 22-year-old Afghan describing the Taliban cave complex near Shahikot in which he says he was a captive during last week’s battle. “(The man’s) credibility was difficult to judge with certainty; his very name could have been an alias. But three hours of detailed questioning left little doubt that he had spent time in the caves with the anti-American forces during the battle of Shahikot, whether he was taken there willingly or not.” Among other details, he describes how the Afghan and foreign fighters freely “slip into nearby villages despite a security belt established by U.S. and allied Afghan forces.” Washington Post