We want the Taliban back, say ordinary Afghans
Faiz Mohammed Karigar, a father of two, fled Kandahar when the Taliban held power in Afghanistan because he was against their restrictions on education. Now he wants the fundamentalists back.
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2432448.ece
What the government won't tell you: we are losing Afghan hearts
Our success or failure in Helmand depends not on warlords, or the governor of the province, or even special forces soldiers, but on the ordinary Afghans. And while we are spectacularly winning the war at the tactical level against the Taliban, we are rapidly losing the fight for those ordinary hearts and minds.
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http://news.independent.co.uk/world/asia/article2432448.ece
What the government won't tell you: we are losing Afghan hearts
Our success or failure in Helmand depends not on warlords, or the governor of the province, or even special forces soldiers, but on the ordinary Afghans. And while we are spectacularly winning the war at the tactical level against the Taliban, we are rapidly losing the fight for those ordinary hearts and minds.
http://snipurl.com/1fpk6
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