HotAirhttps://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2013/01/10/many-afghan-ex-insurgents-regret-laying-down-their-arms/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 09:28:19 -0400Many Afghan ex-insurgents regret laying down their arms<![CDATA[Eidi Mohammed, a former Taliban commander who recently renounced violence and sought amnesty under the Afghan government’s reconciliation program, has had another change of heart. Now he is thinking about rejoining his old comrades. Jobless and losing hope he will ever find work, Mr. Mohammed, 38, took his frustrations to provincial officials. They told him there was nothing they could do. &#8230;]]>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:10:57 -0500<![CDATA[Erika Johnsen]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2013/01/10/many-afghan-ex-insurgents-regret-laying-down-their-arms-n280752