The Osama-looking shopkeeper made a face by pressing down his nose and then pushed out the ears, said in a joking tone. "This is Iranian, hey, why d'you want to go to Iran? Iranian are bad, they only think they are right, everyone else is wrong, here we love Taliban!"
In this border town, Quetta, there are in fact many supporters of Taliban. Quite a number of people, including a military officer, Khawar, warned to take extra precautions and not to wander around town. However, as Miles and I strolled from one market or bazaar to another for most of the afternoon, people were mostly friendly and hospitable, some even invited us for tea.
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