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2010-05-14 Afghanistan

Afghan's Karzai charm attack may not be enough

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Posted by Fred 2010-05-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 The western countries decided in Bonn to impose a strong central government where none had ever existed, across different groups with different customs.

The track record of such attempts is poor. However, part of the corruption and violence problem in Afghan is due to the Islamicists who have been systematically killing moderate local leaders by the hundreds. So the old social structures are destroyed and into that vacuum comes the poppy trade (and corruption), the huge US/Western presence with reconstruction monies (and corruption) and the various opposition groups, among them the Taleban (who are benefitting from drug monies and corruption).

Posted by lotp 2010-05-14 07:21|| 2010-05-14 07:21|| Front Page Top

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