Detail From Insurgency to Insurrection   Oleh:  The Economist Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine Dalam koleksi: The Economist (http://search.proquest.com/) vol. 392 no. 8645 (Aug. 2009), page 19. Topik: Afghanistan; America; NATO; Civilians Ketersediaan Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE29.56 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada     Lihat Detail Induk Isi artikel AT A taxi-rank on the southern edge of Kabul, drivers lounged against dusty car bonnets and held a grim conversation. Business was bad, they said. The road they travelled, shuttling between Afghanistan’s capital and the violent eastern provinces of Logar and Paktia, was often unusable. Between 4pm and 4am, Islamist militants preyed upon it. At other times, American troops closed it. “We’re caught in the middle and we’re sick of it,” said Ghafoor, a resident of Ahmadkhel village in Paktia—where he claimed 60 civilians had been killed in on-off fighting between Americans and militants. “We need security. But the Americans are just making trouble for us. They cannot bring peace, not if they stay for 50 years.” At which, your British correspondent, who had been attracting attention in a dicey area, offered his hand and made to leave. Mr Ghafoor responded with two distastefully outstretched fingers, and said: “I won’t shake hands with a Kafir.” Opini Anda Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini! Kembali

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