Aid workers in Afghanistan voice mounting concerns

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/ISL299832.htm

KABUL, Nov 19 (Reuters) - "What am I doing in Afghanistan?" asked a foreign aid worker in Kabul, complaining that most of the country was off-limits to his organisation due to security fears.

Hundreds like him are confined to their guest houses in major cities or restricted to the capital, and they are all asking the same question.

There is no doubt that working for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) is increasingly dangerous in Afghanistan.

Remnants of the ousted Taliban have threatened to kill not only foreign troops, but also Afghan forces and anyone working for aid agencies.

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1. The situation is rapidly deteriorating there....

I wish the media would reprint the promises from Blair and Bush that they would not abandon Afghanistan a second time!

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2. Afghani-where?

Afghani-who?

Afghani-what?

I DON'T know what you're talking about.

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