Khyber's new fanatical face under attack

Haji Mangal Bagh Afridi, the commander of the Lashkar-e-Islam Islamic militia in Pakistan, claims he can call on a 120,000 armed force to back up any threats he might make in nightly radio broadcasts from his base near Peshawar. The 38-year-old former bus driver now faces a massive Pakistani military assault to uproot his jihadi infrastructure after the Lashkar attacked the supply lines of international forces to Afghanistan in the Khyber Pass. - Amir Mir (Nov 1, '11) more..