Security in Afghanistan Is Deteriorating, Aid Groups Say

[Turborama]

Source: NYT

KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as more American troops flow into the country, Afghanistan is more dangerous than it has ever been during this war, with security deteriorating in recent months, according to international organizations and humanitarian groups.

Large parts of the country that were once completely safe, like most of the northern provinces, now have a substantial Taliban presence — even in areas where there are few Pashtuns, who previously were the Taliban’s only supporters. As NATO forces poured in and shifted to the south to battle the Taliban in their stronghold, the Taliban responded with a surge of their own, greatly increasing their activities in the north and parts of the east.

The worsening security comes as the Obama administration is under increasing pressure to show results to maintain public support for the war, and raises serious concerns about whether the country can hold legitimate nationwide elections for Parliament next Saturday.

Unarmed government employees can no longer travel safely in 30 percent of the country’s 368 districts, according to published United Nations estimates, and there are districts deemed too dangerous to visit in all but one of the country’s 34 provinces.

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[another saigon]

1. link?

please? :)

[Turborama]

3. Oops! I went away, just came back and noticed, here it is...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/world/asia/12afghan.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss&src=igw

Sorry about that.

What happened was, there was a weird double dupe thing that happened at the time and,in a panic, I instantly asked for the twin to be deleted and it must have been the one with the link in it, lol.

:blush:

[another saigon]

8. no problem

thank you!

:)

[L0oniX]

2. I'm sure the media's hyped up koran burning story helped a lot.

[Mimosa]

4. How the heck can this mess be 'winnable' ? n/t

[earcandle]

5. and what is it that we are out to "win"?

[OhioChick]

6. You and the above poster raise two good questions n/t

[Vincardog]

7. What WAR? Who is the enemy and who has to surrender before we WIN?