More than 400 children below the age of five die every day in occupied Afghanistan

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http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=124816&version=1&template_id=46&parent_id=26

<snip>The growing insecurity in the southern and eastern regions of the country have also hampered rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, a country badly devastated by three decades of war.

The lack of improvements in the lives of the ordinary people, despite billions of dollars having been poured into the country by donor states, has tempered the legitimate hopes of Afghans with signs of frustration, hopelessness and disillusionment.

According to the Health Ministry, more than 400 children below the age of five die every day in Afghanistan. The country continues to have the highest infant-mortality rate in the world and the second highest maternity-mortality rate.

General David Richards, Nato’s top commander in the country, has warned that if the alliance fails to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people by conducting development projects in the next six months, about 60% of the population would turn against the international forces and the Afghan government.

[cali]

1. Tragic

and hardly a surprise. I'd like to read the entire article; could you link to it?

[LynnTheDem]

2. The "Forgotten War"; another bush failure.

But bush is good at making things worse. He excells at that.

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

3. Could you post a link?

General David Richards, Nato’s top commander in the country, has warned that if the alliance fails to win the hearts and minds of the Afghan people by conducting development projects in the next six months, about 60% of the population would turn against the international forces and the Afghan government.


Might want to start by providing basic medical services to do something about that 400 number. Geez.

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5. I saw that in '02

when I was in Kandahar and other exotic locations in the "Stan" Sad but true, families did not tend or to me seemed to care a whole lot about the kids that were under 5. If they survived past 5 then they were considered healthy and would be productive members of the kinship group....It's a very different way of looking at life over there. Family values are definitely different, but we could also learn a thing or two about families from our friends in Afghanistan and elsewhere...