From: "George Sherwood" 

On Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:23:07 -0400, Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
> Hopefully the Taliban comeback will be short lived but the signs of their
> activity in the south from public executions to targeting NATO troops are
> troubling.  I didn't add opium production in as that could just be the free
> market at work as Afghanistan is the Microsoft of opium production ( 90
> percent of the world supply )
>


I also wonder if this "comeback" of the Taliban is really just
more news caused by NATO's push into some of the areas.  Not to be a body
counter but there seems to be many more of them getting killed.  The
toughest part though is pushing the Government out to these regions.  I
think the plan that NATO has with PRT's looks to be a push in the right
direction.  Just need to get the security situation under control and I
think that is why it appears to be this big Taliban comeback.

http://www.nato.int/issues/afghanistan_stage3/index.html

George

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