13th August Taliban into final of Middle East Risk championships

In what many are calling one of the best live versions of a board game ever staged, Team Taliban appear to have risen phoenix like from the ashes to gain a coveted final spot in the Middle East Risk championships.

Playing the very, very, very, long game, one involving false diplomacy, bouts of sustained conflict, sudden unexpected alliances with their greatest enemies followed by a surprise move in which the entire team played dead for several years until their opponents thought all was quiet on the western front, Team Taliban now appear to be standing on the brink of a historic victory

Entering the area to the pounding soundtrack of their anthem, 'Back in Black', In moves that left commentators stunned, Team Taliban successfully managed to roll the dice by eliminating major global empire builders the USA and GB in consecutive matches with a swift one two combination. This dazzling delivery managed to make major territorial gains in the northern city of Kunduz on Sunday, as well as Sar-e-Pul, Taloqan and half a dozen other cities falling like dominoes. While not quite the equivalent of acquiring Park Lane on a Monopoly board, they are seen by Middle East experts as great investments to the Taliban property portfolia

In the final match up the well drilled Team Taliban will come up against the rag taggle bunch known asTeam Afghan Army in what many are predicting will be the biggest one sided fight since Russell Harty was attacked by Grace Jones live on ITV in 1981.