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2004-09-08 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Paul Moloney 2004-09-08 5:05:37 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Post-Beslan, is Russia still so keen to back an Islamist candidate?

Posted by Seafarious 2004-09-08 10:31:00 AM|| 2004-09-08 10:31:00 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Qanooni is hardly friendly to AQ or the Saudis. Hes old Northern Alliance, which was friendly to Russia, Iran and India, and hostile to Pakistan. If the above article is accurate (and Im NOT sure it is) we're back to the classic great game in Afghanistan, with Russia against whoever controls the other side of the Khyber pass - first UK, then Pakistan backed by the US, and now the US backed by Pakistan. Like the mid-90s, only now the Taliban are out of the picture (sorta) and the US is dominant, not Pakistan. The article does NOT mention Dostum, who is old NA but NOT at all fundie, is Uzbek rather than Tajik, and is IIUC running on his own.

Posted by Liberalhawk 2004-09-08 10:35:15 AM|| 2004-09-08 10:35:15 AM|| Front Page Top

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