Taliban support on rise in Afghanistan

[deadparrot]

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - For Ata Mohammad, who lost 19 members of his family during a fight between NATO and Taliban militants, the choices ahead are bleak.

He has no particular wish to join the Taliban. He could support NATO and President Hamid Karzai's government, but feels betrayed by the violence in the Panjwayi district he lives in. His other options include becoming a refugee in Pakistan or Iran.

Many in Kandahar say their confidence in the government is falling, and some say that is helping fuel support for the Taliban.

"Should we join the Taliban? Should we join the government? We don't know," Mohammad said. "The Taliban, they are causing problems for us, but the government is causing problems for us too."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/afghan_taliban_support

[LynnTheDem]

1. That damn librul media's been reporting this for months now.

IGNORE REALITY!!!

Afghanistan is a SUCCESS! A ROLE MODEL for Iraq! Everything's going SWIMMINGLY!

Ok...swimmingly in the oceans of blood. Ignore that part!

[Supersedeas]

3. Feed them Wesley Snipes, Anna Nicole, and Madanna Adoption, then have them vote

[krkaufman]

2. The window is quickly closing...

... as the British general recently said.

British General: Time running out in Afghanistan
posted October 9, 2006 at 11:30 a.m.
By Tom Regan | csmonitor.com

NATO commander warns if lives don't improve soon, a majority of Afghans could switch allegiance to the Taliban.