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The 'real' Taliban (as opposed to the fake ones based in Pakistan who are heavily penetrated by suspect foreign intelligence operatives) now have shadow governors in all but three of the 34 provinces of Afghanistan. By CTV.ca News Staff Monday, 19 January 2008. KABUL, Afghanistan—The Taliban are claiming they control 70 per cent of rural Afghanistan and have instituted a shadow government with their own police, courts and rule of law. The boast comes in the days leading up to Barack Obama's inauguration as U.S. president, who is planning on dramatically ratcheting up America's military presence in Afghanistan. The Taliban's claim is being dismissed by many inside Afghanistan as empty rhetoric, but there is little denying that their presence is expanding. Khalid Pashtoon, a member of the Afghan Parliament, says there isn't enough NATO and Afghan troops to police the entire country. As well, the justice system is spread thin and some villager...