Cenk Uygur
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Taliban Shopping Lists Illustrate Hypocrisy Of Terrorists
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July 15, 2014
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4:43Now Playing"An army offensive in Taliban-dominated tribal areas of Pakistan has caused large numbers of people to flee to safer regions. Among them is shopkeeper Rasheed Rehman, who until recently counted Taliban fighters among his best customers.
Rasheed says he had a large shop in the main market there, selling all manner of cosmetics, socks and stockings, and a few electronic items.
He says he used to earn between 100,000 and 115,000 rupees a day, and that Taliban militants were the biggest spenders. According to Rasheed, they would buy plenty of goods on every visit - and they wouldn't haggle to get prices reduced.
"They used to prefer foreign or branded perfumes and imported body sprays. They liked the ones with a strong scent."
In fact, Rasheed would travel especially to Islamabad and Lahore in order to procure the kind of imported merchandise the Taliban preferred.
"They didn't like Pakistani products," he says.
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