Significant clash in Afghanistan, It was big Options

[Hellfighter]

Updating this thread;
Look at this sick one;
http://uk.reuters.com/article/blogBurst/wo...HcJz7ZVwXFoGVva

Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan could likely one day prevail. Too many things going wrong there now that the chance to pop their brains out while the coalition was squeezing their heads to beaking point up until a few years ago. Those Taliban safe havens in Pakistan's mountain villages are showing their value now.

[Hellfighter]

Here's the latest in Afghanistan;
It makes you wonder if the numbers of fighting Talibums is endless; this war is reminicent of WW1 trench warfare -everything stuck in one place for years-and years!
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22659424/

[Cpt. Snot Rocket]

I never know what to make of news stories that are chock full of quotes from unidentified persons.

I think Al Qaeda is reasserting its efforts in Afghanistan since they are loosing the battle for Iraq.

[Barkmann]

"Cutting corners and saving money, the basest of all motives, may well cost lives and could spell disaster for the UK. You could say the same thing for the Canadian Soldiers, as our govument cuts corners on the army.

[Hellfighter]

I never know what to make of news stories that are chock full of quotes from unidentified persons.

I think Al Qaeda is reasserting its efforts in Afghanistan since they are loosing the battle for Iraq.

I only wish I could pull up all the in-depth tv documentaries and books regarding Afghanistan from -journalists/soldiers-villagers-leaders-historical etc.,. I've been following since the end of the Ruskiz military 'stay' there. Truly a warring nation - I think the only small slice of peace they ever had was a coupla decades before the Ruskiz went in. I spoke briefly with one guy once who had some connection with the Northern Alliance anti-taliban rebels way back at that time [decade]
I really got interested in Afghanistan after seeing a documentary 8 years ago about a kindly/military Afghan rebelllion genius -Massoud- who was fighting the Taliban after they took over from the routed Afghan govt./rusky alliance - he was assasinated by al quaeda 2 days before 9-11..
Trust me -this is good reading- but if you saw this guy on tv he'd look like a friendly starbucks cashier rather than a brilliant frontline military tactician. A soldier's general indeed. In one segment he softly chastised his commanders who didn't follow his specific instructions in bypassing a mine area which resulted in a young soldier's death. Massoud went to visit the grieving family to console them in person.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Shah_Massoud
I mention him because there are some suspicions his assasination are related somewhat to 9-11
I've heard he was killed because he knew something was in the wind regarding his enemy's 9-11 plot [maybe he heard something from a Taliban prisoner?]- and there's the other rumour the CIA [+big $$$] and Pakistan's Intelligence were allied in getting rid off Masdoud so they could get the current Afghan leader in- which I think maybe stretching things -seems like the former is more plausible.....
Here's some of the 'speculations'- http://www.counterpunch.org/leupp02142003.html

Anyhow, I first started this thread to show indeed the Afghan front was a major one all along as I've pointed out all along -before the latest 'Surge- although Iraq's a big battleground for Al quaeda '- check the past thread-post dates.
Every Nato/Afghan general and soldier, afghan villager have seen the Taliban resurging in scary strength numbers and strategical infiltration position for years -years-not months nor weeks-particularly after the focus was switched to Iraq as the new 'front'. Like I said as long as that afghan / Pakistan border is not secured... there'll be endless Taliban flooding over to fight the war-weary soldiers there who will one day sooner than later be going home to leave Afghans to fight for their own democracy-more war..... but I don't see too much chance of big changes happening there anyway. Religion there is more aligned to hard-lined muslim practices compared to some other predominantly-muslim nations.




This post has been edited by Hellfighter: 01/16/08 4:21pm

[Hellfighter]

Another major confrontation NATO faces regarding not decimating the Talibums when the chance was there;
Drugs funding the Talibums more than ever.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23026078

Well here's a brief go-over of the opium trade in Aghanistan in recent times -very interesting in the international policies regarding it and deliberately 'disregarding' it at times for various reasons.;
http://stopthedrugwar.org/chronicle-old/316/rumsfeld.shtml
http://opioids.com/afghanistan/counternarcotics.html