id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt news-007358 ND Expert: Direct link between rise in Taliban power and private funding | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame .html text/html 498 16 55 University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › ND Expert: Direct link between rise in Taliban power and private funding ND Expert: Direct link between rise in Taliban power and private funding Published: October 13, 2009 Author: Roberta White The Taliban are in much stronger financial shape than al Qaeda, and their emergence over the last two years as a formidable military force is directly tied to funding by private benefactors, according to Jimmy Gurulé, University of Notre Dame professor of law and one of the world’s leading experts on terrorist financing. News | Notre Dame News | cache/news-007358.html txt/news-007358.txt