Karzai's Popularity Slips in Afghanistan
... for the first time in Karzai's meteoric ascent -- and ahead of national elections scheduled for next year -- Afghans are beginning to express disillusionment with the president. Corruption, instability and tough economic times are starting to turn even Karzai's fellow Pashtuns against him. While the anti-Karzai antipathy is building, some experts wonder if Washington has blundered into an Afghanistan policy without a Plan B. Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala


