http://washingtonindependent.com/9571/sons-of-afghanistan National News in Context Wed, 25 Nov 2009 07:05:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://washingtonindependent.com/9571/sons-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-36714 Taaj Tue, 14 Oct 2008 05:09:30 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=9571#comment-36714 The Sons of Afghanistan? The Taliban claimed this title when they were originally formed... the US had better be very careful that it does not cause the whole country to erupt against its forces...that is when it will be humiliated as will its other allies... There can be no one militia - since the society of Afghanistan is far more fractured and divided than Iraqi society. The best solution would be the creation of regional entities within Afghanistan - self governing - all tied together in a loose federal mechanism to a broader entity. That way the inhabitants will have a stake in keeping each other in check and disciplining any one whom wants to bully the others... The Sons of Afghanistan? The Taliban claimed this title when they were originally formed… the US had better be very careful that it does not cause the whole country to erupt against its forces…that is when it will be humiliated as will its other allies… There can be no one militia – since the society of Afghanistan is far more fractured and divided than Iraqi society. The best solution would be the creation of regional entities within Afghanistan – self governing – all tied together in a loose federal mechanism to a broader entity. That way the inhabitants will have a stake in keeping each other in check and disciplining any one whom wants to bully the others…

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/9571/sons-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-8946 Taaj Mon, 13 Oct 2008 22:09:30 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=9571#comment-8946 The Sons of Afghanistan? The Taliban claimed this title when they were originally formed... the US had better be very careful that it does not cause the whole country to erupt against its forces...that is when it will be humiliated as will its other allies... There can be no one militia - since the society of Afghanistan is far more fractured and divided than Iraqi society. The best solution would be the creation of regional entities within Afghanistan - self governing - all tied together in a loose federal mechanism to a broader entity. That way the inhabitants will have a stake in keeping each other in check and disciplining any one whom wants to bully the others... The Sons of Afghanistan? The Taliban claimed this title when they were originally formed… the US had better be very careful that it does not cause the whole country to erupt against its forces…that is when it will be humiliated as will its other allies… There can be no one militia – since the society of Afghanistan is far more fractured and divided than Iraqi society. The best solution would be the creation of regional entities within Afghanistan – self governing – all tied together in a loose federal mechanism to a broader entity. That way the inhabitants will have a stake in keeping each other in check and disciplining any one whom wants to bully the others…

]]> http://washingtonindependent.com/9571/sons-of-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-7409 Joshua Foust Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:13:41 +0000 http://washingtonindependent.com/?p=9571#comment-7409 There are far, far, bigger challenges facing an Anbar-style engagement policy than warlordism (though that is also important). On a basic, level, the entire KLE model in Afghanistan is fundamentally broken. Further, Pashtuns and Arabs don't organize the same way, and don't begin and resolve conflict the same way, either. The two situations are too different to analogize realistically. There are far, far, bigger challenges facing an Anbar-style engagement policy than warlordism (though that is also important). On a basic, level, the entire KLE model in Afghanistan is fundamentally broken. Further, Pashtuns and Arabs don't organize the same way, and don't begin and resolve conflict the same way, either. The two situations are too different to analogize realistically.

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