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...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...
...will cost billions of dollars to solve this problem, and for many people, we can’t afford to solve it,” he said. “But this study shows that it’s not about the money, it’s about lives. This is an issue we can’t afford not to solve...
...want global access to life-saving medications. The organization Universities Allied for Essential Medicines estimates that 10 million people die each year from curable diseases simply because they cannot afford the medicine they need. In solidarity with those who suffer, the students aim to attack the root of this problem...
...follow-through has been a problem. Washington has yet to persuade Pakistan's military leadership of the need to take on what remains of the Mehsud network. While it continues to pound the area with air strikes, the Pakistan military is reluctant to mount a ground offensive in South Waziristan, citing the hazardous terrain. And in North Waziristan, Pakistan appears unwilling to confront the Haqqani network and other militants who mount cross-border attacks on U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan. Instead, it has focused on militants who challenge its own authority in Pakistan. (See pictures of the turmoil...
...past year, to just 32%, according to the most charitable poll, matching President Pervez Musharraf's levels in his final months. "The general view is that the government is not batting for the country," says Aasiya Riaz, a political analyst. As his own aides admit, Zardari suffers an "image problem" because of the stains of old corruption allegations - which he denies. By contrast, the army's much damaged public image under Musharraf has improved since mounting the Swat offensive...