Karin von Hippel, a senior fellow for the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., speaks with Daljit Dhaliwal about the future of Afghanistan and President Hamid Karzai's reelection. Von Hippel says combating corruption is vital to maintaining the support of the Afghan people. http://worldfocus.org/blog/2009/11/03/battling-corruption-vital-to-us-mission...
Pashtuns have never once tolerated a permanent presence of armed foreigners Defending families and villages is a cultural duty of local men, and the presence of outsiders is generally perceived as a threat, especially when they are non-Muslim. Historical memories are long in this part of the world. Some Afghans still say prayers for mujahedin who fought against the British -- in the 19th century. Afghan culture highly values politeness, jew rarely understand how unpopular they are in the region
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