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...exiled King Zahir Shah; another representing Pakistan-based Pashtun warlords loyal to the king; and a third representing exiled intellectuals and Iran-backed Pashtun mujahedeen commanders. Most notably absent, are not only the Taliban, but also representatives of the Pashtun tribal leaders and warlords who have filled the void left by the retreating zealots in much of southern Afghanistan. The Pashtun are Afghanistan's largest ethnic group, comprising almost 40 percent of the population. But the Pashtun representatives in Germany are based outside the country, and whereas Washington had once hoped the former king would be a rallying point...
...While the Beijing's People's Daily this week published a lively interview with officials from Al Jezeera - they like the station for the very reasons Washington doesn't - most of its attention was on China's bid to "fill in a void in [the] nation's space history" by sending a mission to the moon. Someone ought to point out to Beijing that once the U.S. won the "race" to the moon in 1969, the Soviets never sent a manned mission there. (The U.S. didn't send too many more, either, because there wasn't all that much...
...Saturday’s game against Columbia ( 14-9, 8-6 Ivy ) was the rushed return of sophomore Amy Asare. Out with a stress fracture in her foot, Asare had not seen action and had only practiced once in the last five weeks. Coming in to to fill the void at middle hitter, she responded by recording nine blocks in the match...
...Taiwanese director will often have a character simply walk through a park, with no dialogue at all. His movies don't explain, they make the audience work for meaning. Though critics sometimes accuse him of pointing a camera at nothing, he clearly knows how to create something from the void. What Time Is It There?, his seventh film, is a visual feast on love, death and loneliness...
...absence of Botterill and Shewchuk is a void that seems impossible to fill, but Harvard appears to be up for the challenge as the season opener approaches. Freshmen and veterans must learn to integrate playing styles and talents, and they seem determined to do so. The stage is set for a new Crimson offense...