Guerrilla Warfare In Afghanistan

[UpInArms]

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/03/08/eveningnews/main604780.shtml

excerpt:

We're told there was a Taliban rocket attack on a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan last month. The Taliban say they've reclaimed a third of the country.

The U.S. army says the face of the war here has changed to a classic guerilla insurgency -- and they've adapted their strategy accordingly.

By having a regular presence in villages, the U.S. is using the enemy's own tactics against them, making it extremely difficult for them to hide behind the local population.

Security is the crucial issue here. So far more than a million Afghans have registered to vote for the first time in their lives but national elections scheduled for June may be delayed, in part because of terrorist threats.

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[Guy Whitey Corngood]

1. Afgha....what? What is that? The ter'ists are in Iraq.

[Dhalgren]

2. The Great North American Empire has always been at peace

with Iraq, and always been at war with Afghanistan. Please report to the next educational 'meet-up' to be reacquainted with reality. Thank you.

[I AM SPARTACUS]

3. the US has " a regular presence in villages "...what? once a week?

...that wouldn't seem quite a regular presence to me. And suppose it sorta pales in comparison to the regular presence of Talibs and other who have no love for any occupier...

[daleo]

4. If only one million vote (out of a population of about 30 million)

will the Taliban be able to say later that the elected government has no legitimacy, and thus can be legally overthrown by force, much like right wing apologists are claiming is the case in Haiti and Venezuela?