Aameen. Abu Zahrin Abu Bakar wrote: > WITH HONOR AND DIGNITY LET ALL FOREIGN MILITARY FORCES LEAVE AFGHANISTAN > WILL THERE BE A MUTINY AMONG THEM? > OR WILL THESE POLITICIANS BE ARRESTED AND PUT BEHIND BARS AS COWARDS? NO > INSTEAD THE WHOLE WORLD WILL HONOR THEM . FOR INDEED WE ALL KNOW > WHAT INSPIRED THEM TO INVADE AFGHANISTAN BUT THEY MUST ALSO > STUDY MILITARY HISTORY, THAT NO POWER HAD EVER GAIN ANYTHING > FROM THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN , STARTING FROM THE BRITISH , THE RUSSIANS > AND NOW > THESE MULTI NATIONAL FORCES HEADED BY AMERICAN GENERAL. > LEAVE THIS RUGGED NATION AND LOOK AFTER YOUR NATIONS AND YOUR PEOPLE > AS THE GLOBAL PROBLEMS IS MORE SERIOUS THAN THE CREATED WAR > IN AFGHANISTAN WHICH WE ALL CAN UNCREATE. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Obama for Taliban Outreach > > > > By IslamOnline.net & Newspapers > > > > Image > > Asked whether the US was winning the Afghan war, Obama replied with a > flat "no". > > CAIRO --- Admitting that the US is still not winning its 8-year Afghan > war, President Barack Obama is considering a new approach of reaching > out to moderate elements of the Taliban in a bid to turn the tide in a > "complex" war. "If you talk to General Petraeus, I think he would > argue that part of the success in Iraq involved reaching out to people > that we would consider to be Islamic fundamentalists, but who were > willing to work with us because they had been completely alienated by > the tactics of Al-Qaeda," Obama told the New York Times on Sunday, > March 8, referring to US Central Command chief David Petraeus. > Obama, who has ordered the deployment of 17,000 more troops to > Afghanistan, hopes US troops can identify moderate elements of the > Taliban and move them toward reconciliation. > He asserted that taking the example of Iraq Sunni tribes into > consideration, "there may be some comparable opportunities in > Afghanistan and the Pakistani region." > Obama, however, admitted that the reaching out approach in Afghanistan > can be much more complicated than in Iraq. > "The situation in Afghanistan is, if anything, more complex. > "You have a less governed region, a history of fierce independence > among tribes. Those tribes are multiple and sometimes operate at cross > purposes, and so figuring all that out is going to be much more of a > challenge." > It's not the first time Obama hints at Taliban talks. > During his presidential campaign, he told Time magazine that > opportunities to negotiate with some Taliban elements "should be > explored". > The idea was also considered by top US military commanders, including > Petraeus. > The proposed policy shift coincides with a growing support from > Western allies, including France and Germany, for dialogue between the > Kabul government and Taliban. > Not Winning > Obama made his bluntest and gloomiest assessment of the US-led war in > the Asian Muslim country. > Asked whether the United States was winning the war, Obama replied > with a flat "no". > "Our troops are doing an extraordinary job in a very difficult > situation. But you've seen conditions deteriorate over the last couple > of years," he explained. > "The Taliban is bolder than it was. I think...in the southern regions > of the country, you're seeing them attack in ways that we have not > seen previously." > Taliban, ousted by the US following the 9/11 attacks, has been engaged > in protracted guerrilla warfare against foreign forces and the Kabul > government for the past eight years. > A recent report by the Senlis Council think-tank said Taliban has > permanent presence in more than half of Afghanistan. > Obama also recognizes failure to win the battle of hearts and minds in > the strife-torn country. > "The national government still has not gained the confidence of the > Afghan people." > Eight years after the US invasion, most Afghans still lack the very > basics of life. > The country is so destitute and undeveloped that most inhabitants have > no central heating, electricity or running water. > More than 70 percent of Afghans are chronically malnourished, with > less than a quarter having access to safe drinking water. > > > Peace Be Upon All Of You > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family > <http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx> > >
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