The fishermen of Afghanistan, an allegory on catching insurgents

The fishermen of Afghanistan ; an allegory about catching insurgents in Afghanistan.‎
Asking Why, and not only Who and How Many, in the Afghan strategy for international security‎

Please watch 2 young Afghan boys on their fishing trip.‎

Transcript of the fisher-boys conversation

Ali Jan, what are you doing?‎
Fishing.‎

How many will you catch today? Well seethe question is if theres ANY fish.‎

Are you a fisherman?‎
A little bit of a fisherman.‎

Is having fish beneficial?‎
Yes, if we can first catch them‎
Why are you laughing?‎

We should keep our word ; you said youll catch 10 fish, so catch the 10 & bring them!‎

You yourself go catch just ONE fish. When will you catch that ONE fish?‎
That ONE fish, inshallah ( God willing ), will be caught.‎

When? ‎
When we lower the hook.‎
Lower it then. ‎

Dont be crazycan YOU catch your 10 fish?‎
Youll see..Ill catch 30 fish.‎

How did you tie the hook?‎
Dont boast! Dont short circuit my mind.‎

Can your mind be short circuited?‎
Why cant it be short circuited?‎

Lets godont laugh. Dont laugh like that.‎

Im setting off to fish then‎
Heh..Abdul Ali..take this‎

The fisherboys of Afghanistan ; an allegory on 'catching insurgents' ( read our web post at ‎http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog )‎

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