Word: afghanization
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...Deadly Raid New York Times reporter Stephen Farrell, a dual British-Irish national who had been taken hostage in northern Afghanistan by Taliban kidnappers Sept. 5, was freed in a daring early-morning strike by British commandos four days later. The gambit resulted in the death of Farrell's Afghan translator, Sultan Munadi. At least 16 journalists have been kidnapped in Afghanistan since January 2002. Farrell was also held hostage in Iraq...
Narcotecture n.--The architectural style favored by Afghan drug lords...
...days, Afghan President Hamid Karzai would appear in his swooshing green cape for a weekly videoconference with George W. Bush. But with his flailing presidency seen as a big reason the Taliban and al-Qaeda are regaining ground in Afghanistan, the Obama Administration cut Karzai's White House access earlier this year...
...Afghan elections were supposed to help fix that perception. Instead, they have been marred by allegations of massive ballot-stuffing, mainly (but not exclusively) by Karzai's supporters. Afghanistan's Electoral Complaints Commission has ordered a partial recount, citing "clear and convincing evidence of fraud." Still, whether Karzai wins outright or faces a runoff with his rival, former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, he will almost certainly be re-elected...
...problem is, Karzai's legitimacy is shot. Even before allegations of vote-rigging, many Afghans were angry with him for his failure to curb corruption. The aid community has been dismayed by the warlords and drug traffickers infesting his government. And Washington is fed up with his duplicity and fecklessness. Even though he came to power on the back of a U.S.-led invasion, Karzai has portrayed himself as the one man willing to criticize coalition forces. "Karzai wants his legacy to be an Afghan leader who stood up against the foreigners," says Haroun Mir, director of Afghanistan's Center...