A not unexpected development, although in Herat - which IIRC is somewhat safer than most places:
One of the most powerful mujahedeen commanders in Afghanistan, Ismail Khan, is calling on his followers to reorganize and defend the country against the Taliban as Western militaries withdraw, in a public demonstration of faltering confidence in the national government and the Western-built Afghan National Army.
Link:http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/wo...j%20FqIb3R3d5Q

The report repeats earlier reports, but I cannot recall posting similar on SWC.