Little hope for Afghans in 2008
sad new for the new year : /
After two years in which the violence in Afghanistan has become worse, it is hard to see signs of hope in 2008.
The detailed new international commitments, and promises of more money, put forward at the London Conference in January 2006, made little headway as the war against the Taleban went into a new phase.
In the south, mainly British and Canadian forces have sustained far more casualties during this period than earlier, as they have fought for control of the Pashtun heartland.
In the east, US forces have been trying to contain the insurgency in the giant White Mountain range, hampered by a porous border to the Taleban recruiting grounds in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on the other side.
Development assistance that matters, and the normal business of government, are difficult to provide in these areas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7156338.stm
After two years in which the violence in Afghanistan has become worse, it is hard to see signs of hope in 2008.
The detailed new international commitments, and promises of more money, put forward at the London Conference in January 2006, made little headway as the war against the Taleban went into a new phase.
In the south, mainly British and Canadian forces have sustained far more casualties during this period than earlier, as they have fought for control of the Pashtun heartland.
In the east, US forces have been trying to contain the insurgency in the giant White Mountain range, hampered by a porous border to the Taleban recruiting grounds in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province on the other side.
Development assistance that matters, and the normal business of government, are difficult to provide in these areas
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7156338.stm
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