It's here and it's actually a piece of garbage. It's interesting, sure, but heavilt spun and poorly written.
The conclusion is the Taliban weren't so bad and the "warlords" and opium traffickers who've been put back by the US are worse.
He follows the news from Afghanistan every day - increasingly dismayed, as are many, by the return of the warlords, the rise of opium trafficking, the lawlessness and violence that have plagued his country all his life.
"The conclusion is the Taliban weren't so bad and the "warlords" and opium traffickers who've been put back by the US are worse."
The New York Crimes
I think it's a bit unfair not to include the next paragraph after the one you quoted....
"Would things be better if the Taliban were still in power?
"Economically, no. In terms of security, yes. In terms of general happiness, no. In the long-term interests of the country? I don't think so. I think the radicals were taking over and doing crazy stuff. I regret when people think of the Taliban and then think of me — that feeling people have after they know I was affiliated with them is painful to me. When I read that the neo-Taliban are burning girls' schools, I am ashamed.""
It gives a more accurate picture of his opinions.