Paul Crowley

I doubt his ability to comment on life in Afghanistan since in other interviews the last I think he's been there is 1973(? late 70's?) when he left as a teenager. I strongly suspect that is pre-Mujahadeen, pre-Taliban. His assertions are not derived from experience. His knowledge of the motivation of Bin Laden is no better than yours or mine, IMO. Bin Laden arrived in Afghanistan in the late 80's, IIRC.