http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/afghanistan-on-edge Comments for "Afghanistan on edge, David Hayes " en http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/afghanistan-on-edge <p> &quot;...an apparent US victory<br /> achieved before the end of the year may, in reality, be just a further stage in<br /> a longer-term civil war in Afghanistan. This is supported by the likelihood<br /> that many Taliban and al-Qaida units have already crossed the border into<br /> north-west Pakistan, where there is substantial local support for their<br /> position...&quot; </p> <p> That was <a href="/author/Paul_Rogers.jsp">Paul Rogers</a>, in early December 2001. He&#39;s still writing a weekly column for openDemocracy, and hasn&#39;t missed a beat between then and now. His latest <a href="/article/afghanistan-the-edge-of-calamity">contribution</a> analyses the perilous situation in Afghanistan. </p> <div class="rating-item"><div class="rating" id="rating_mean_46033"><div class="rating-intro"><span class="rating-intro-text">Average rating</span></div><div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div> <div class="star avg"><a style="width: 100%;" onclick="return false;">&nbsp;</a></div><div class="num-votes">(<span id="rating_num_votes_46033">0</span> votes)</div></div><form action="/crss/node/46033" method="post" id="rating_form_46033" class="rating" title="Rating: 0.0"> <div><div class="form-item"> <label for="rating_options_46033">Rate this: </label> <select name="edit[rating]" class="form-select rating-options" title="Rate this" id="rating_options_46033" ><option value="0" selected="selected">---</option><option value="100">Excellent!</option><option value="80">Great!</option><option value="60">Good</option><option value="40">Quite good</option><option value="20">Not so great</option></select> </div> <input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="46033" /> <input type="submit" name="op" value="Submit" class="form-submit" /> <input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-rating-form-46033" value="rating_form_46033" /> </div></form> </div> http://www.opendemocracy.net/article/afghanistan-on-edge#comment Creative Commons normal Signpost Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:30:25 +0100 david hayes 46033 at http://www.opendemocracy.net