She was silent for several minutes trying to get control of her fear. She spoke softly, “Perhaps one of the others then. Anyone but this monster General Shuka? What are they like?” “There is an Afghani with close ties to the Taliban. He’s a major dealer in the opium trade. His name is Rashid. He’s in his sixties. His specialty is a brood of pony girls. These girls are trained as ponies. They are treated well, but live mostly in stalls and eat and drink from troughs as ponies do. They are trained vigorously to race pulling light weight carts carrying a driver who whips them. They are made to look like beautiful ponies; harnesses, the bit, a flowing tail inserted into their anal openings. When they aren’t being trained, they are often brought to the main house to service Taliban officers a

