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" The Soviet Union failed to pacify the country with 130,000 troops"
Published Date: 21 January 2009
Diplomacy, not infantry, is the key to unlocking the Taleban's grip on Afghanistan, writes AZEEM IBRAHIM
ACROSS Afghanistan today, village elders have been advising villagers on how to solve their day-to-day problems. It has been like this every day, for centuries. Some may also know that their country is about to become the foreign policy priority of t...



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  • Last Updated: 20 January 2009 8:48 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Kelly2008,

Cambridge 24/01/2009 04:30:19
This article points out something that most people seem to have forgotten! Russia; a nuclear power that has a very advanced military failed its war against the Taliban. This war isn’t all about smart munitions and technology. It’s about fighting on the ground in close quarters where terrorists and civilians all look the same. Afghanistan is about 5 times bigger than the UK and 90% of it is covered in mountains. America must learn from Russia mistake and do the job properly; doing so will save a lot of lives.
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Richard Caven,

Aberdeen 24/01/2009 11:12:53
If our government took the advice of this brave author I believe we would save the lives of many of our troops. This war can not be won and I fear with Obama's policy we are witnessing the beginning of mission creep.
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Dana Nadeem,

Southampton 24/01/2009 15:26:40
So many of our troops are being deployed and not only are they losing their lives trying to achieve goals which are futile, but so are other innocents thought to be Islamists. The Government needs to seriously take Ibrahims advice on such matters as sending more troops within a region wont necessarily stabalise it but rather cause more problems in the long run. affective government, policy and procedures need to be in place which are run and governed by the people of that country, not outsiders. Most people there just want freedom and stablilty.

 

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