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April 25, 2008 01:31 PM

Mangal Bagh and his Pakistani tribesmen

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Bagh said that people frustrated by the government's failure to bring law and order to Khyber have flocked to his movement.
Bagh said that people frustrated by the government's failure to bring law and order to Khyber have flocked to his movement. Saeed Shah / MCT
The only thing standing between Pakistan's Taliban and the lifeline  for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan may be an Islamist warlord called Mangal Bagh who controls the area near Pakistan's famed Khyber Pass.
The only thing standing between Pakistan's Taliban and the lifeline for U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan may be an Islamist warlord called Mangal Bagh who controls the area near Pakistan's famed Khyber Pass. Saeed Shah
Mangal Bagh's fighters relax as they are served tea by a small boy.
Mangal Bagh's fighters relax as they are served tea by a small boy. Saeed Shah / MCT
A Mangal Bagh fighter named Javed relaxes at his leader's compound, just outside Bara.
A Mangal Bagh fighter named Javed relaxes at his leader's compound, just outside Bara. Saeed Shah / MCT
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