Conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.

Seahawk

I suspect that the vast majority of Afghans are quite happy to try and forget some of the features of the ‘lifestyle’ imposed by the Taliban and the warloards and move on. No one is suggesting that it adopt a ‘western’ lifestyle.

It seems to me that problems associated with who controls what along sections of the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan is nothing particularly new and is more a reflection of Pakistans inability to control it’s side of the boarder more than any possiblity of serious territorial issues with the new Afghan government.

Dosn’t Pakistan have far more serious issues to resolve than making a major issue over territory even it can’t control?

Regards

Sauron

Hé man, again, that shirt was OK. There’s nothing gay about it .. my mummy says 😀

Re: Re: Ge

Originally posted by Geforce
Man, I could add a picture of you driving that car to that list too. I’m pretty sure that’s not the situation in A’stan, if you do think so, than you’re stupid, because even the Pentagon agrees that the moment they would leave, it would become total anarchy once again.

And I could post a picture of you sipping on a warm beer and wearing that extremely loud shirt while trying to impress all the local Belgian boys…but I won’t.

😀

Originally posted by seahawk
Same as in Iraq – where human rights violation against have increased tenfold.

Criticing the US for unilateral of unpopular moves is one thing, reinventing reality to fit your political agenda is another :

Another Mass Grave Found in Northern Iraq

Digging Up a Grisly Past

Mass grave containing remains of 200 Kurdish children found in Iraq

Furthermore I strictly object to the fact, that we should judge the lifestyle of other cultures based on our own life style.

Multiculturalism is important, but it shouldn’t make you watch the world through rose-taited glasses. Saddam’s anti-prostitution campaign of the mid-90s involved beheading those convicted of the crime. There’s no spin to excuse that, among other things.

Re: Ge

Originally posted by US Agent
All the photos above were taken in Afghanistan…they were taken from various Afghan web sites.

Why do you assume the last photo was taken in India? :confused:

Man, I could add a picture of you driving that car to that list too. I’m pretty sure that’s not the situation in A’stan, if you do think so, than you’re stupid, because even the Pentagon agrees that the moment they would leave, it would become total anarchy once again.

Same as in Iraq – where human rights violation against have increased tenfold.

Furthermore I strictly object to the fact, that we should judge the lifestyle of other cultures based on our own life style.

Ge

All the photos above were taken in Afghanistan…they were taken from various Afghan web sites.

Why do you assume the last photo was taken in India? :confused:

Sure, that last picture represents the Afghan population. Especially if you mount an AK-74 on top of that car. Being stupid I can forgive you USAgent, but get your facts straight! Especially because the last pictures are Indians rather than Aghans, ofcourse you assume everyone living outside the US looks the same.

seahawk

Originally posted by seahawk
And again we learn how much american intervention changed things to the better. :rolleyes:

You doubt it? Than see for yourself…

Before

After

And again we learn how much american intervention changed things to the better. :rolleyes:

Perhaps if more of the population would speak out and stand up for themselves and the central government (which may not be perfect but has to be better than the Taliban) instead of supporting the local bully boys or simply whining for another hand out, things would improve at a faster pace. At some point the more responsible elements of the population have to stand up for themselves and whatever brand of government they want.

Sauron

I thought Afghanistan was a democracy :D. Gee, what a shock. Anyway, seems like some small skirmishes already broke out.
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The Afghan commanding officer at Yaqoubi, General Mustafa Ishaqzai, says he has fired 300 mortar shells at Pakistani positions. The Pakistanis, he claims, have shot back 3000 shells of their own.

“Crossing the line.” The Economist. July 19th-25th 2003, page 46.

Afghanistan isn’t really a country. You have the president, who is in fact mayor of Kabul, and a number of local warlords. Wouldn’t call it much of a ‘state’, it actually surprises me The Economist does.