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Originally Posted by Pete
Taliban: the indistinguishable enemy
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...my-afghanistan
".......That makes it difficult for Isaf forces to distinguish between friends and foes. "It's a mix of different forces that leads [ethnic Pashtuns] to fight," says Fakir Kakakhel, a young but already experienced war correspondent based in Peshawar. "It is what we call gahirat-a-Pashtoon," he adds, "a term referring to our honour, religion, economic and political independence." Not everyone accepts this premise, but that is not the point. What matters is that our foreign armies can never hope to match this natural home advantage........"
An interesting article. |
BS. He is blinded to reality by his loyalties.
TR
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