Brits Say: We Can't Win in Afghan
"The current situation is bad, the security situation is getting worse, so is corruption, and the government has lost all trust. ... The presence of the coalition, in particular its military presence, is part of the problem, not part of its solution. Foreign forces are the lifeline of a regime that would rapidly collapse without them.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20081006/cm_thenation/1096368911
Top UN envoy in Afghanistan says war can't be won "militarily"
'We all know that we cannot win it militarily. It has to be won through political means. That means political engagement,' Kai Eide, UN special envoy to Afghanistan, told a press conference in Kabul.
http://tinyurl.com/3qtrw4
From Information Clearing House
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Talks with Taliban the Only Way Forward in Afghanistan, Says UK Commander
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/06-3
http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/20081006/cm_thenation/1096368911
Top UN envoy in Afghanistan says war can't be won "militarily"
'We all know that we cannot win it militarily. It has to be won through political means. That means political engagement,' Kai Eide, UN special envoy to Afghanistan, told a press conference in Kabul.
http://tinyurl.com/3qtrw4
From Information Clearing House
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Talks with Taliban the Only Way Forward in Afghanistan, Says UK Commander
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2008/10/06-3
rudkla - 7. Oct, 09:04
