Ask him if the poppies are blooming yet, ThanksOriginally posted by Billy_Dean@11 February 2004 - 02:35
l have an Afghan friend who has recently returned from Afghanistan. He is a Pashtoun, and was heavily involved with the mujahadin during the Russian occupation. lt was him that l went in with. He tells me that talk of the Taliban regaining control is bullshit. He is related to the local warlord from his home city of Kandaha. The US has done a deal with the warlords to secure their areas, with the promise of funding as long as there is no dissent. It is they that are repressing the people now, not the Taliban, and, according to him, are far worse than the Taliban ever were. The US knows this, obviously, but find it easier to blame someone else for the consequenses of their actions. People should never forget that the CIA set up the schools in Pakistan that trained the Taliban, and then financed their push accross Afghanistan. All this was for the gas pipeline. The deal with the warlords is for the same reason.
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