It's very distressing. If I sit back and try to analyze it, you know, it is quite possible that the Taliban consider that they still have an effective government and they can still have a trial in Kandahar.

165

In practice, we've been working on point patterns and recognition. There are certain sequences you go through during a point. We want (the players) to find a balance between making unforced errors and playing too defensively.

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The other is that maybe they are going to be pawns for some leverage in political negotiations. I still have hope that the Taliban have kept them safe for over 100 days now and they will continue to do so.

157

It should be an exciting weekend for us. We are looking forward to seeing where we stand with this new team. We have a very competitive team from top to bottom that shows up to fight from the first point to the last point. That gives us a lot of potential.

138

She visited the prison this morning and was told by the guard that between 6:30 last night and midnight, they were taken away with little notice, put in a van, and they said they were taking them to Kandahar, ... I visited the Taliban embassy this morning and, while they did not come out and say 'yes they're in Kandahar,' they led me to believe that's where they were.

134

Those four are the best recruiting class we've had since we've been here. They're going to do nothing but get better and we're excited to see where they take us in the future.

112

They were preparing a nice meal for Dayna Curry, whose birthday was on the 4th (November). Over the past few days it had been relatively quiet in Kabul proper and I think emotionally they had all come to develop a sense of resignation -- that they were in for the long haul, that they were doing OK emotionally, but they certainly did want to get out of there as soon as they could.

106

All of the players have surprised me at different points in the year. The two sophomores have vastly improved from last year, and the four newcomers have gotten better since the day they've gotten here.

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