Afghanistan: A Critical Battle in the Country's Culture War Looms

On the battlefields of southern and eastern Afghanistan, Islamic insurgents are struggling to persevere in the face of the formidable firepower of NATO and American forces. In the country's culture war, however, religious radicals are poised to achieve a spectacular victory, according to two self-styled free speech advocates.

"What we are seeing is the re-Talibanization [of Afghanistan]