Afghan President Tries to Play Anti-West Card in Kandahar Visit
Afghan President Hamid Karzai has often resorted to playing the “anti-West” card in speeches when his popularity seems to be flagging, as an effort to distance himself from the international occupation forces which keep him in power. But after what could charitably be called a “cool” reception in Kandahar, a city his family and tribal affiliates dominate, the attempts are starting to whif of desperation.
Greeted by tribal elders (again, largely allied with his family) chastizing him for failing to do anything about the almost ridiculous levels of corruption and bribery in Kandahar (whose province is dominated by President Karzai’s half-brother, Wali), Hamid delivered a speech to local parliamentarians chastising the US for “interference” in Afghanistan’s politics.
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NATO Admits Killing Civilians in February Afghan Raid Finally Cops to Killings After Initially Blaming Insurgents by Jason Ditz, April 04, 2010
ReplyDeleteNearly two months after the high profile night raid in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province and after several official denials, NATO has finally admitted to killing all five civilians, including two Afghan government employees.
<img></img>NATO’s first official acknowledgement of the raid claimed they engaged in a “fire fight” with insurgents known to be hiding at the house and made a “gruesome” discovery of three slain women bound and gagged in an adjacent room of the house. Two of the women were later revealed to be pregnant at the time.
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<span>NATO Admits Killing Civilians in February Afghan Raid Finally Cops to Killings After Initially Blaming Insurgents by Jason Ditz, April 04, 2010
ReplyDeleteNearly two months after the high profile night raid in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province and after several official denials, NATO has finally admitted to killing all five civilians, including two Afghan government employees.
NATO’s first official acknowledgement of the raid claimed they engaged in a “fire fight” with insurgents known to be hiding at the house and made a “gruesome” discovery of three slain women bound and gagged in an adjacent room of the house. Two of the women were later revealed to be pregnant at the time.
http://news.antiwar.com/2010/04/04/nato-admits-killing-civilians-in-february-afghan-raid/</span>
<span><span>NATO Admits Killing Civilians in February Afghan Raid</span></span>
ReplyDelete<span><span> Finally Cops to Killings After Initially Blaming Insurgents by Jason Ditz, April 04, 2010
Nearly two months after the high profile night raid in Afghanistan’s Paktia Province and after several official denials, NATO has finally admitted to killing all five civilians, including two Afghan government employees.
NATO’s first official acknowledgement of the raid claimed they engaged in a “fire fight” with insurgents known to be hiding at the house and made a “gruesome” discovery of three slain women bound and gagged in an adjacent room of the house. Two of the women were later revealed to be pregnant at the time.
http://news.antiwar.com/2010/04/04/nato-admits-killing-civilians-in-february-afghan-raid/</span></span>