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Graphic: The NATO operation in Afghanistan
Graphic: The NATO operation in Afghanistan
Laying The Groundwork For Civil War -- Christoph Reuter, Spiegel Online
The Bonn conference on Afghanistan aimed to paint an optimistic future for the war-torn country. But the country's inhabitants have no illusions: They know that their military cannot protect them, and that the warlords are jockeying for position. Meanwhile, the Taliban are just waiting for the Americans to leave.
There is a new weapon in Afghanistan's dog-eat-dog war. It is invisible and omnipresent. The Afghan intelligence service, NDS, has authorized the use of firearms against the force of this weapon, but this has already led to deaths. In their Friday sermons, the imams condemn it as a diabolical instrument of infidels.
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My Comment: With little if any strategic vision coming from the White House .... no cooperation from Afghanistan's neighbors ..... a dysfunctional Afghan government with a heroin addicted society .... and with what happened today .... I find myself 100% in agreement With Christoph Reuter.