The Warden Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/...ent_2425192.htm Maybe they want to run in the next election ? (if the language pack box pops up - just hit cancel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UConn James Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 However, he emphasized those militiamen whose hands were stained with the blood ... would be brought to justice. What if they wash their hands? Oh, wait. It's Afghanistan. My bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 The history of Afghanistan is full of incidents of "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em." It enough of a cultural trait that it was actually counted on in the US/Northern Alliance assault on Mazar-i-Sharif in late 2001: everyone figured, correctly as it turned out, that if they could assault and capture Mazar-i-Sharif, there would be mass desertions in the region to the Northern Alliance that would provide an immediately useful increase in strength and corresponding decrease in Taliban strength. So there's nothing really all that noteworthy in Afghan Pashtuns changing sides from the Taliban to the Karzai government. It's the way the region works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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