Braving Afghanistan's dangerous roads -- BBC

"I can guarantee your security among our fighters," the Taleban commander I met told me.
"But I can't protect you if the foreigners know you're here."

The Taleban commander listed the nationalities fighting in his area - Pakistanis, Arabs, Chechens, Iranians, even British. Yes, he said, two British Muslim converts.

In pictures
Afghan children talk about school struggles