The Taliban's new breed of leader 

Qari Ziaur Rahman, commander of the Taliban in Afghanistan's Nooristan and Kunar provinces, which border Pakistan, represents the new generation of anti-US resistance leaders and is tipped to become one of the most important Taliban commanders in the region. He spoke to Syed Saleem Shahzad in the Kunar Valley. (English subtitles.) (May '08)

See also
AT WAR WITH THE TALIBAN, Part 2:
A fighter and a financier (May 23, '08)