UN Maps Show Security Worsening in Afghanistan: Report

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UN Maps Show Security Worsening in Afghanistan: Report
Published on Monday, December 27, 2010 by Agence France-Presse

KABUL — Confidential UN maps show a clear deterioration in security in parts of Afghanistan this year, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, as its mission there acknowledged security in some parts had worsened.

Two United Nations maps, one showing the situation at the start of this year's fighting season in March and the other towards its end in October, highlight a particular decline in parts of the north and east, the paper said.

Kieran Dwyer, communications director of the UN mission in Afghanistan, acknowledged security had got worse in some parts, hampering its mission, although he said he had not seen the maps.

"There are parts of the country that have become increasingly difficult to operate in during 2010 due to insecurity.

"This includes the targeting of humanitarian workers and government officials whose jobs it is to deliver services to the people," he told AFP.

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1. was that the goal? nt

[Selatius]

2. You want to know what the fucking problem is over there in Afghanistan?

It's like this, in so many words:

The leadership underestimated the competition. If the douchebags who control our nation had studied their history, they would know that these tribesmen have never given up to anyone. They'd rather die than be slaves to an invading army. You can't defeat a people like that. The last generation knows. They tried. They already had Viet Nam. Now this current crop of leaders is going to have theirs, and sadly, we're going to pay the price in the form of coffins, and all they pay is the form of wounded pride.

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3. "this year's fighting season"

As if they're talking about the ballgames. This truly is sickening