What dividend from detente?
• Rumsfeld is Right, Believe It or Not, About Afghanistan • Seven Bold Statements on the Alternative Future of Afghanistan • Dr A Q Khan and the language of Al Qaeda Karzai says US, NATO created ‘parallel’ government By Fisnik Abrashi – Associated Press – November 26, 2008 KABUL, Afghanistan – President Hamid Karzai criticized the U.S. and other foreign countries for creating a “parallel government” in the countryside during a blunt overview of Afghanistan’s problems before a U.N. Security Council delegation. Karzai called Tuesday for the international community to set a timeline to end the war in Afghanistan and asked why — given the number of countries involved and the amount of money spent — the Taliban remains so powerful. “This war has gone on for seven years, the Afghans don’t understand anymore, how come a little force like the Taliban can continue to exist, can continue to flourish, can continue to launch attacks,” he asked. With an entire NATO force in Afghanistan and the enti
