Word: afghanization
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...There’s a real risk that the [Afghan] people and much of the rest of the world will have a tough time embracing that government...
...said that the U.N. is currently attempting to give the Afghan people more control over the situation...
President George W. Bush, eight years ago today, in his first press conference after launching the Afghan war, conceded he didn't know when the conflict would end. "People often ask me, 'How long will this last?' " he said 96 hours after the invasion began. "It may happen tomorrow, it may happen a month from now, it may take a year or two, but we will prevail." Three weeks into the war, New York Times reporter R.W. Apple wrote that "the ominous word quagmire has begun to haunt conversations" in Washington about the conflict. Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld had little...
...When Afghans went to the polls on Aug. 20, it was with the hope that real democracy could deliver a more responsible, more accountable and functional government. On most counts, they were disappointed. Six weeks on, the results are mired in widespread allegations of fraud mostly favoring the incumbent, President Hamid Karzai. On Monday, electoral authorities began a sample audit of suspect ballots in order to ascertain the extent of fraud and whether or not Karzai in fact earned the 50% plus one vote to forestall a runoff. The crisis of legitimacy has been a boon for Taliban propaganda...
...budgeting organs. Tarana admits that she will be able to achieve little lasting change on the Kabul council but points out that by simply serving in the public realm, she will be making a difference. "I first started thinking about politics when I was having so many problems on Afghan Star. No one in government supported me, and those in power condemned me. Now I can be supportive of youth who are willing to rise up and do something positive." And, she says boldly, a provincial council seat is a stepping-stone to parliament. Even the position of President...