Violence weakening Karzai govt

[rainbow4321]

http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/16/int12.htm

Anxiety has replaced the hope of a new beginning in Afghanistan’s turbulent history two years after Hamid Karzai was made president of the war-torn country with the support of a US-led coalition.

An upsurge in armed attacks and bombings that has spread from the restive southern provinces — where remnants of the Taliban, the previous rulers, have regrouped with deadly results— to the capital city Kabul, have shaken people’s confidence in the government’s ability to provide essential security.

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“Avoid driving behind United Nations or police vehicles, because together with the US military convoys, they have been the target of bombings in Kabul so far,” Aziz Hakimi, executive editor of the Killid Group, an independent media organisation that owns two magazines and a radio station, told an editorial meeting this week.

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Restoring peace, disarming the warlords, rebuilding the national army and destroyed infrastructure, rooting out corruption, and reviving the economy were some of the president’s promises. But he has not been able to keep his word on any of the counts— to the disappointment of many ordinary Afghanis who had hoped to see a new future.

[OrangeCountyDemocrat]

1. So Many Countries To FUCK UP, So Little Time....

If only King george could figure a way to stay in power beyond '08, he could figure out another couple of countries to invade and screw up for the next century.

Man, we are SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO incredibly SCREWED.

[Xipe Totec]

2. The mayor of Kabul is in trouble? Oh No!

give me a moment to try to pretend to be surprised. :sarcasm: