One-way flight to Afghan outback

[krkaufman]

Source: BBC News

The US and the rest of Nato keep telling us how the security situation in the capital has improved.

But they are unwilling to practice the confidence they preach.

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You see it is not enough to throw money at good causes and leave early because of a little bad weather.

Here face-time and respect matter, deeply. They are the foundations upon which friendships are built and success achieved. The Americans had shown an astonishing lack of guile.

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We had been on the road for 21 hours and were only home thanks to the good grace, generosity and ingenuity of our new Afghan friends - and no thanks to our US hosts.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/7991937.stm

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Brutal report from a BBC journalist, telling of his day in Afghanistan and how it portends for our future success.