Why is Afghanistan Important?
“Afghanistan remains a big unknown in many ways. It never got the attention that Iraq did, and it’s going to get very bloody before it gets better. In some ways we’re back to where we were in Iraq in late 2003-and 2004 in that the crux of that conflict which his yet to come. And because of the Pakistan phenomena which is wedded to it….in some ways it’s very difficult to call. Just from the point of view from insurgent logic and terrorist logic it makes sense to get rid of westerners. If the only ones are those with weapons, then it looks worse. What’s it Like in Afghanistan for Journalists Trying to Report the Stories there? “It’s very difficult to work in Afghanistan unless you’re embedded with a NATO contingent or a clan or warlord. It’s a challenge. There are still many ways in which we can, as reporters, work in Afghanistan that doesn’t require us being embedded. In some ways it offers more scope than Iraq did. With care and some experience, it is possible to tackle the country in
