På tal om Afghanistan så var det i januari 2007 en representant, mr Kay, för gamla England (och Nato) som uttalade (om talibaner)
"It would be a blunder if we assess the situation
with a single-track mind. We need to appreciate the fact that
'Taliban' is a generic name and there are a whole lot of reasons
behind the support for the Taliban in southwestern
Afghanistan,"
Kay told Asia Times Online in his newly built office at the
British task force camp in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province.
"One of the reasons for Taliban support is loyalty to local
commanders, and the sense at the moment is one of injustice, poor
governance, corruption and general incompetence. Once we tackle
these problems, it will be easy for us to find solutions,"
Kay said.
"We have conducted research, which does not have any scientific
basis but it is based on our feelings. After talking to the
people, we believe there are two types of Taliban - one
reconcilable and the other irreconcilable. The reconcilable
Taliban are about 80%, and they are disgruntled because of bad
governance and corruption. The irreconcilable Taliban are those
who are ideologically motivated and loyal to their command
structures. They are hardly 20%. We need to carefully assess both
trends separately and deal with the situation accordingly,"
Kay said.
Tidigare brittiska erfarenheter
Källa: Asia Times Online
uppdatering oktober 2007
Taliban literally means 'students'. Originally mainly
ethnic Pashtuns, many footsoldiers came from radical seminaries
in Pakistan, where two million Afghans sought refuge from two
decades of war.
Soviet troops left Afghanistan in 1989. The pro-Soviet government
fell in 1992; rebel factions took power but then began
infighting. Thousands died in a vicious civil war. The Taliban
emerged as a real force in 1994. In 1996 they captured Kabul.
They were forced out in 2001 by a US-led invasion, but staged a
comeback last year.
The Taliban believe in a strict interpretation of Islamic law and
last month produced a constitution. Executions are carried out in
public. Women are fully covered and are not permitted education.
Men should wear beards, and light entertainment - music,
television and film - is deemed to be anti-Islamic.
Poppy production in Afghanistan rose dramatically after the 2001
invasion destabilised a shaky economy, leading more and more
farmers to turn to opium production to survive. The country
provides 86 per cent of the world's supply of the drug.
Source: http://jawedan.com/en/
Kindly read the whole controversial article (Siehe z.B. auch Massoud, an ethnic Tajik 'northern alliance' - Propaganda!
Violence in Afghanistan this year (2007) reached the highest level since the ouster of the Taliban in 2001. More than 6,300 people died in the insurgency, according to an Associated Press count based on figures from Afghan and Western officials.
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