Hope and Turmoil: Why Afghan elections may not stop the violence

[maddezmom]

There is hope in Afghanistan that the forthcoming parliamentary elections will mark another step away from decades of bloodshed. But in Kabul, Andrew North is frequently reminded of the country's violent past.

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These days, many outsiders often think it is the Taleban who were responsible for most of this country's troubles, forgetting the civil war that followed the Soviet withdrawal.

For people in Kabul at least, the worst memories come from that time, when mujahideen factions took control of the city, then proceeded to tear the city apart in internecine warfare.

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Government officials privately express anger and frustration at such calls, asking how they can possibly meet such demands without sparking renewed turmoil.

The chance to do so, they argue, was missed in 2001 after the overthrow of the Taleban when the US allowed them to return to their old fiefdoms.

more:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4165982.stm

[oscar111]

1. Jobs for All and an end to opium

everywhere we see turmoil because of fifty percent unemployment.. eg right next door in Mexico.. so jobs would help bring peace.

ending the mental depression of joblessness would end the world's buying demand for opiates.

jobless mental depression and angst is the main fuel to taking opiates, i wager. {perhaps ninety percent} See sig below for site advised by Galbraith of Harvard, Clinton's sec. of labor, 2 Nobel prizewinners, the Archbishop of Milwaukee, etc.

end joblessness worldwide, and afghan opiate warlords would vanish.

comments? How about you lurking afghan opiate warlords, do you have any thing to say? LOL