It turns out that the Taliban is back in Afghanistan. Or maybe they never left. Either way, U.S.-led forces are waging their largest anti-Taliban offensive to date across southern Afghanistan.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/n...ationworld-hed
Karzai says that they are not a long term threat. I guess killing more US troops during 2005 than any other year since 2001 is not a long term threat to Karzai. 2006 is on route to break that record.
The good news is that the heroin business is booming.
Even better news is that Afghanistan is doing better than Iraq:
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The picture is not unrelievedly bleak. Afghanistan has low inflation and a stable currency. And it has a popularly elected government--not only president Hamid Karzai but also a National Assembly that has proven surprisingly assertive in challenging Karzai's court appointments and spending plans. By all accounts, most Afghans support their democratic leadership and do not want to see a return to the bad old days when even kite-flying was a crime. But they also want and need security and economic development, neither of which the government is capable of delivering.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/weeklystanda...iveselfdefense
At least the people of Afghanistan support their puppet government and are not in a civil war.
