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2006-05-14 Afghanistan

Afghan clerics say no holy war on foreign troops

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Posted by Fred 2006-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Anglican Church say no holy war on foreign troops.

Posted by RD 2006-05-14 12:59|| 2006-05-14 12:59|| Front Page Top

#2 An interesting bit about Afghanistan is that their current government adopted the traditional model, not knowing any other way, of a weak central government surrounded by strong warlords in the mountains.

But this time, things are different. Much of the power of the warlords has been shattered, and the foreign troops control much of the mountains. So now they have to tease and cajole the central government, convince them, that they *can* rule over all Afghanistan.

It is a novel paradigm to them, and difficult to grasp.

Posted by Anonymoose 2006-05-14 19:24|| 2006-05-14 19:24|| Front Page Top

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