Strange.
So, if the Afghan People are 'so afraid' of US troops. . .
Then why did their Loya Jirga endorse a continueing
American presence in Afghanistan?
Zim.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/11/obama-karzai-afghan-labyrinth-20131124124554924648.html
The Afghan Loya Jirga's endorsement of a security pact with the United States, to be signed by December 31, has brought to an end the uncertainty over the status of foreign troops, and Afghanistan's relations with its donors, after most NATO forces are withdrawn from the country next year. However, it happened not before the whole labyrinth of Afghanistan was under the spotlight, and some lively exchanges were made between all sides.
(Much more to the article - at the link. Zim.)
And, I believe my newspaper said that although the
Loya Jirga approved a continuing American presence,
Karzaii himself opposed it.
(But, I also think Karzai is a thief who is trying
to extort a larger payoff for himself.)
Zim.
Mad Poet Strikes Again.
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