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...Michael Emerson, associate senior research fellow at the Brussels-based Centre for European Policy Studies, says Europe's hesitation stems from the general skepticism that the Afghan policy is on the right track. "We are at a moment of truth on what the real strategy is on Afghanistan," Emerson says. "If the question is, Can Obama get a blank check?, the answer is no." Emerson also warns that Europe's own resources are limited. "It is absolutely clear that some European countries are pathetically organized in terms of deployment, and that is a major problem," he says...
...Ganczarski, 42, did not deny he'd made several visits to camps run by Afghan and Pakistani militant groups in the late 1990s - and was even filmed with al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden during one visit in January, 2000. But despite denying any involvement in the Tunisian attack - "an act I cannot support", he said - the court found Ganczarski guilty of complicity in the plot. Ganczarski is appealing the ruling. (See pictures of al-Qaeda...
...Karzai, for his part, appears inclined to align himself with growing numbers of Afghans who are hostile to the Western military presence in his country by, if not quite biting, then at least snapping at the hand that feeds and protects him. He opened parliament on Jan. 23 with a speech that included a blistering attack on the conduct of the U.S.-led war, complaining that Washington and its allies are undermining the Afghan government by ignoring its authority, and accusing them of patronizing warlords and overlooking the corruption and waste in their own aid programs. Earlier this month, Karzai...
...credible poll, and unless the Taliban is rolled back in much of the south and east of the country, even an August poll would remain in doubt - despite the fact that Karzai's term of office ends in May. But the criticisms he raises resonate with much of the Afghan public, which is particularly angered by air strikes that often inflict civilian casualties. Arming local warlords to fight the Taliban, Karzai warns, has had a disastrous effect in the recent past and would most likely reinforce Afghanistan's anarchic trend. Distancing himself from the counterinsurgency war in his country...
...Until now, the U.S. mission in Afghanistan has been about propping up the Karzai government and security forces and beating back the Taliban. Plainly, that strategy has been failing, and Washington and Karzai appear to have different ideas about how to fix it. The Afghan President may seek to appear as if he's emulating his Iraqi counterparts by pushing back against those who brought him to power, but it's a far trickier game for Karzai, who lacks the alternatives available to an Iraqi government that remains close to Iran. Right now, Karzai's physical survival depends largely...