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Ikramuddin Bahram

Ikramuddin Bahram — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Ghaznawy,

Afghanistan needs no war. The world has misunderstood the nature of afghans. The more you fight with them the happier they are. Let them the way they are and you will see afghans flourishing in all walks of life.

Suicide attacks are regrettable but in a state of war, you can’t underestimate them too.

May afghans have peace in their beautiful country sooner.

Alan Sandler

Alan Sandler — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Looks like they are going to get ”happier” then with a surge of more troops headed there. Problem is the US left Afghanistan alone, even helped them during Sovier invasion. Then Taliban allowed Bin Laden and Al-Qaida to use their country as their headquarters which resulted in 1000’s of innocents being killed in US and elsewhere. Can’t allow that to happen again. Troops will be there until Bin Laden is eliminated and Taliban agree to not harbor terrorists. Looks like Pakistan is taking over as terrorist training ground. Used to be such a nice and friendly place to visit. Now it is scary, even for the people who live there.

Yash

Yash — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Unfortunately we had better get used to stories like these, it will get worse there before it gets better.

Mohd

Mohd — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

its good to hear less,on the news, about troops being killed in iraq and afghanistan. good to hear that troops will be out of iraq in 2010

Rukhshanda

Rukhshanda — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

For how long US gonna stay in Afghanistan?,,this can go forever ,,you know 2 ,3 death every other day

Pip

Pip — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Wars and occupation of someone’s country comes at a price. The desire and willingness to sustain casualties forever and it is eventually doomed to failure. If you want to help transform a country war is a false profit!

Steven Gary

Steven Gary — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

The indomitable nature of the Afghans is legendary, I think too much money and infrastructure was diverted away from Afghanistan to start Iraq war.

If only Bush administration hadnt gone to Iraq all the money could be spent on building Afganistan infrastructure and maybe things would have been more propitious; in that the Afghan local army and police and institutions would have been financed and work opportunities for people would flourish more and then a quick withdrawal could have ensued.

But some of the money gets wasted or some dissapears from corruption. If war was conducted well and money spent right early on, Afghan people would be better prepared.

As history shows if Afghanistan people reject and grow tired of foreign influence then they will fight the foreigners away, but i just feel hopefully they can try to have a democracy or evolve a democracy that works.

Ikramuddin Bahram

Ikramuddin Bahram — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Well said Steven,

It was the wrong policy adopted by Bus Administration that caused the trouble which is now seen as media reports of killings and suicide attacks.

Ghaznawy

Ghaznawy — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

nice comment steven,

the money which comes for Afghanistan only 20/30% of that is spent on building of Afghanistan the rest goes back to foreign countries by paying high amount of salary to foreigner employees and paying too much amount of money to foreign construction companies so nothing will remain for Afghanistan

Steven Gary

Steven Gary — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

oh thanks guys

Incognito

Incognito — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

I think people are forgetting that it has nothing to do with foreign soldiers ”occupying” Afghanistan...

if you wish Afghanistan to be controlled by the Taliban once again, and all that entails - no women’s rights, etc, then by all means we should pull every last soldier out of there. What is happening in Pakistan right now just proves it has nothing to do with foreign occupation and everything to do with power, control and domination by the Taliban.

Perhaps as men you have no problem with women being severely subjugated, as they were and still are to a degree in Afghanistan, but I don’t wish that even on an animal. And I am not a feminist, I just believe women deserve to be treated better than animals.

Ghaznawy

Ghaznawy — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0000

the people dont wish that afghanistan should be controlled by taliban, but the people also dont wish that Afghanistan should be controlled by foreigners only Afghanis can controll afghanistan in better way if they are given a chance.