Afghanistan: what a fucking mess!

[Roger Baker]

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Since we obviously cannot get the truth about this 'war-against-evil' 
from most American sources,
I turn to the British papers. -- Roger


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604300,00.html

Anarchy in warlord territory

Armed gangs looting cars and buses

Rory McCarthy in Kabul
Friday November 23, 2001


Armed warlords operating in the hills of eastern Afghanistan have begun 
ambushing and looting
cars and buses as large areas of the country slide back into anarchy..."

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604326,00.html

"...The special forces officers, who were recently spotted buying Afghan 
carpets, are rapidly
discovering that the Northern Alliance is something of a misnomer. 
Afghanistan's anti-Taliban
opposition is less of an alliance and more of a loose coalition held 
together by nothing more solid
than mutual self-interest..."


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604329,00.html

"Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, was warned by Iran and its Northern 
Alliance partners yesterday
that the post-Taliban government in Kabul is unlikely to accept the need 
for British or other foreign
troops on Afghan soil once the immediate military crisis ends.

During talks in the Iranian capital before flying to Pakistan last 
night, Mr Straw was forced to accept
that none of the 6,000 British troops presently on 48-hour standby may 
ever be sent to Afghanistan...

Defence officials said plans to deploy larger numbers of British troops 
had been abandoned because
of opposition from the Northern Alliance and the low priority given by 
US military commanders to
the distribution of aid..."


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<fontfamily><param>Geneva</param>Since we obviously cannot get the
truth about this 'war-against-evil' from most American sources, 

I turn to the British papers. -- Roger



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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604300,00.html


Anarchy in warlord territory 


Armed gangs looting cars and buses 


Rory McCarthy in Kabul

Friday November 23, 2001<underline><color><param>0000,3333,6666</param>

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Armed warlords operating in the hills of eastern Afghanistan have
begun ambushing and looting 

cars and buses as large areas of the country slide back into
anarchy..."


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604326,00.html


"...The special forces officers, who were recently spotted buying
Afghan carpets, are rapidly 

discovering that the Northern Alliance is something of a misnomer.
Afghanistan's anti-Taliban 

opposition is less of an alliance and more of a loose coalition held
together by nothing more solid 

than mutual self-interest..." 

  


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http://www.guardian.co.uk/afghanistan/story/0,1284,604329,00.html


"Jack Straw, the foreign secretary, was warned by Iran and its
Northern Alliance partners yesterday 

that the post-Taliban government in Kabul is unlikely to accept the
need for British or other foreign 

troops on Afghan soil once the immediate military crisis ends.


During talks in the Iranian capital before flying to Pakistan last
night, Mr Straw was forced to accept 

that none of the 6,000 British troops presently on 48-hour standby may
ever be sent to Afghanistan... 


Defence officials said plans to deploy larger numbers of British
troops had been abandoned because 

of opposition from the Northern Alliance and the low priority given by
US military commanders to 

the distribution of aid..."


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