...Still, the Iranian government has in the past been able to put aside its anti-Americanism to cooperate with the U.S. on Afghanistan. (click title to entry - thank you) After the 9/11 attacks, Washington and Tehran worked quietly together: Iran had helped train, arm and finance many of the fighters and commanders of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, which worked with the U.S. to overthrow the Taliban and drive out al-Qaeda. James Dobbins, the Bush Administration's first envoy to Afghanistan after 9/11, worked with Iranian officials to set up the post-Taliban government. But relations soured when President George W. Bush balked at a broader relationship with Iran and included Tehran in his rhetorical "Axis of Evil."...
If President Karzai wants his people to be prosperous and productive he has to recuit enough soldiers to fight this war and secure the country. Otherwise. The global community will be forced to close of the borders of Afghanistan and begin sanctions the country will be unable to bear.
I really love 'No Fly Zones' / 'No Go Zones' with drones. Don't you? No? I think it is a great idea. It keeps the Taliban from emigrating to Pakistan and moving their opium further than the Afghan border. It is about time NATO set up its own "No Go Zones." No White Phosphorus.
On the Front Lines in the Battle Against the Taliban (click here)
Ambush (click above link)
A soldier with the Afghan National Army, Second Weapons Company, Third Battalion, repels Taliban fire.
