Saturday, February 16, 2008

Fear Saps Vibrancy In Afghan Capital

Afghanistan has been facing a violent rural insurgency by revived Taliban forces for the past two years, but the recent increase in suicide bombings in the capital, coupled with a sharp rise in organized crime and the deteriorating security and political situation in next-door Pakistan, has left people here feeling almost as vulnerable as they did during the civil war of the early 1990s.
Fear and Resolve in Kabul: Growing Sense of Insecurity Afflicts Afghans and Foreigners Alike
Fear Saps Vibrancy In Afghan Capital: Sense of Insecurity Afflicts Foreigners And Locals...

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