Afghan mayor turns Taliban leader

**eizo** · October 17, 2008, 09:46 AM

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/as...815406492.html

Looks like war in Afghanistan is going really well for the US,if they keep this up even the French will join taliban

...oh well they could always attack Pakistan

**Carach** · October 17, 2008, 09:52 AM

what fantastic reasons for changing sides.

"the foreigners are un-islamic!"

god its like knocking our heads against brick walls.

the guys change of sides doesnt really make much difference though...the locals all change sides when it suits them so...this isnt gonna destroy NATO efforts in afghanistan (which is what u appear to be claiming...)

**The Dude** · October 17, 2008, 10:12 AM

I believe this pretty much proves the point I tried to make in the "Iran criticizes US" thread. But in there I apparently had "no clue" according to critics 8D

**clandestino** · October 17, 2008, 10:33 AM

I think Afganies enjoy in war and chaos, that way they allways have enough heads for their favourite sport-human heads polo. I think they orchestrated the whole thing so they can have unlimited acces to heads as sports accessories...

**Carach** · October 17, 2008, 10:47 AM

a fractured country that has never really experienced organised government......was always gonna be a challenge to 'rebuild' (or rather.. build...) the country from scratch with western values at its heart when theyre set on being hardline islamic.

**wilpuri** · October 17, 2008, 10:55 AM

Originally Posted by Carach

a fractured country that has never really experienced organised government......was always gonna be a challenge to 'rebuild' (or rather.. build...) the country from scratch with western values at its heart when theyre set on being hardline islamic.

Makes you really wonder how anyone could come up with such a ridiculous idea.

**Garbarsardar** · October 17, 2008, 11:15 AM

Is this the end of a long series?

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**~~Roman Rapper~~** · October 17, 2008, 01:39 PM

Originally Posted by Carach

a fractured country that has never really experienced organised government......was always gonna be a challenge to 'rebuild' (or rather.. build...) the country from scratch with western values at its heart when theyre set on being hardline islamic.

You do know that this is now at least the fourth time that westen society has sent an army into Afghanistan with the intention of calming the region? It has been a dismal disaster every time.
This time will be no different.

**Heinz Guderian** · October 17, 2008, 03:40 PM

Occupations dont work in Afghanistan. It probably is the most difficult country to occupy in the world.

**Zephyrus** · October 17, 2008, 04:15 PM

Originally Posted by Heinz Guderian

Occupations dont work in Afghanistan. It probably is the most difficult country to occupy in the world.

Nobody has ever been brutal enough to try

**christof139** · October 17, 2008, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by eizo

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/as...815406492.html

Looks like war in Afghanistan is going really well for the US,if they keep this up even the French will join taliban

...oh well they could always attack Pakistan

You take one example of a religous zealot fanatic moron and think that is the majority of the Afghan populace!!!

Funny thing when the majority of the Afghans do not want the Taliban and tnes of thousnads of Afghans are fighting against the Taliban.

Chris

Edited. No Off-Topic insults please. Noble Savage

**clandestino** · October 17, 2008, 11:22 AM

They are fighting against Talibans 'casue they have to fight with somebody, Pashtun chieftains and warlords don't care who they are fighting against only important thing to them is to create chaos so they can profit from it, simple as that.

**christof139** · October 17, 2008, 11:28 AM

No, there are other Afghanis besides Pashtuns!!! Many are well educated and despise and hate the Taliban, as do many other Afghanis that were victims of the Taliban's oppression. Many Pashtun's are educated and live in the cities and not in the tribal areas. You seem to be stereotyping Afghanis.

However, you are right to a cetain degree as the Afghanis do have a history of fighting each other due to tribalism and old ways and thought processesetc., but hopefully that will change.

Chris

**clandestino** · October 17, 2008, 11:45 AM

No, there are other Afghanis besides Pashtuns!!!

Not for long...

Many are well educated and despise and hate the Taliban, as do many other Afghanis that were victims of the Taliban's oppression.

You realise that Talibans means '' students '', they are the educated ones...
Only reason why one part of Afghanies support USA while other support Talibans is that they can profite something from that, honestly I believe that they would like that both USA and Talibans get out of their country so they can steal each other's cattle and women in peace...

**Serious Spamurai** · October 17, 2008, 12:38 PM

Originally Posted by clandestino

Not for long...

You realise that Talibans means '' students '', they are the educated ones...
Only reason why one part of Afghanies support USA while other support Talibans is that they can profite something from that, honestly I believe that they would like that both USA and Talibans get out of their country so they can steal each other's cattle and women in peace...

Taliban were originally students from Refugee camp/border town madrassas, they were "religious" students, other than how to be angry, they haven't got education in anything else.

**christof139** · October 17, 2008, 11:49 AM

Taliban was composed of reliogus zealots, whether educated or not and most were not educated in colleges but educated by other religous zealots. many of the Taliban leaders were uneducated by modern standards, and the majority of the Taliban rank and file were simply uneducated tribal and religous zealot thugs.

Taliban was a tribal based organization for the most part, and their support is mainly in the south and southwest.

Chris

**eizo** · October 17, 2008, 12:33 PM

nah,i hope not, it was just a joke...but shows where occupation forces preety much are...

**eizo** · October 17, 2008, 04:11 PM

Occupations dont work in Afghanistan. It probably is the most difficult country to occupy in the world.

Yes you are right, what is it with all great empires and Afghanistan not even

ing sand grows there,why do they all end up there,i think god has a very weird sense of humor ...

**eizo** · October 17, 2008, 06:11 PM

yea that will work since muslim fanatics really fear death...almost as much as they like britney spears...
maybe if the US army had speakers big enough they could flush out taliban with her music...hell it worked in Basra...
But until then more and more afghanistan will rise against US led occupation ...