The truth behind Afghan insurgency

Boston Globe by Ralph Lopez | Aug. 18, 2009 (Opinion)

The dirty little secret is that the renewed Taliban insurgency could have been avoided. The vast majority of Afghans still hate the Taliban. But in a nation with 40 percent unemployment, working for the Taliban is the only job in town. Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Kaizar Campwala - Aug 16, 2009 - 8:05 PM PDT
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Edited by: Kaizar Campwala - Aug 19, 2009 - 5:20 AM PDT
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 by Kaizar Campwala - Aug. 19, 2009

I wish there was more expert opinion, or even just specifics of a job plan, that would have made this interesting opinion piece far more credible.

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