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Afghanistan
Karzai orders NATO out of all Afghan villages
2012-03-15
President Hamid Karzai on Thursday ordered all NATO troops out of rural areas of Afghanistan and said Afghan forces would take control of security in 2013, a year ahead of schedule, as the Taliban said it was suspending talks with the US.
Posted by:tipper

#11  ION DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > TWENTY US SOLDIERS INVOLVED IN KANDAHAR KILLINGS, not just the One as per Afghan Govt fact-finding mission.

The pot still a'stirrin???

Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-03-15 23:16  

#10  Surely the Taliban have huge, huge Cheshire cat grins on their mugs right now. Karzai just raised the white flag.
Posted by: Squinty Chaith8856   2012-03-15 20:32  

#9  As Reverend Jim would say, "Okee-Doke".
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2012-03-15 18:46  

#8  Why am I remembering "The Dogs of War" (last minute)?
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2012-03-15 18:05  

#7  As I've said before and elsewhere: start with Karzai's personal security guard. If the Afghanis are so good, they should be able to protect their president.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2012-03-15 18:02  

#6  It's time to bring them all home.
Posted by: SR-71   2012-03-15 15:42  

#5  ...and make sure the asylum doors for him and his family are shut. You made your bed, sleep in it. Pour encourager les autres.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-03-15 15:36  

#4  Leave this guy to the tender mercies of his friends in the Taliban. But freeze all of his foreign bank accounts first.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2012-03-15 14:21  

#3  This guy is nutty. he will recant quietly. Diregard the nutcase.
Posted by: 49 Pan   2012-03-15 14:04  

#2  In a way, it's our bad karma; we're finally experiencing allies who really are as bad as we _said_ the South Vietnamese were during that crisis.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2012-03-15 13:12  

#1  Bringing them home would meet the criteria. Good luck.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2012-03-15 13:08  

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