I enjoyed reading these and did wonder why now?
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/article...ji_abdul_jabar
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/art...in_106013.htmlThe Taliban scored another minor victory June 15 when Haji Abdul Jabar, the governor of Arghandab district, just north of Kandahar, was killed, along with his son, Kaduz, and a bodyguard, when his car was hit by a remote-controlled improvised explosive device. Jabar would appear to be just the latest of the dozens of local officials the Taliban has murdered..
Yes, he is our ally!Interesting statistics included.Now Karzai wants to put a stop to "night raids" by our special operators.
Lovely title 'Barack Obama's Big Fat Afghan Dilemma'
http://www.time.com/time/nation/arti...997241,00.html
Which closes with:In the end, a more punishing counterterrorism effort, rather than patient counterinsurgency, may be the best way to get the Taliban to the table. At the moment, though, the U.S.-led effort to protect the Pashtun populace in the southern provinces is proving futile and perhaps irrelevant.
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