During September 2002, the remnants of the Taliban forces began a recruitment drive in Pashtun areas in both Afghanistan and Pakistan to launch a renewed "jihad" or holy war against the pro-Western Afghan government and the US-led coalition.
I september påbegyndte Taliban en rekrutteringskampagne i Pashtun-områderne i både Afghanistan og Pakistan for at forny "jihad" eller hellig krig mod den afghanske regering og den amerikansk ledede koalition.