Afghanistan the arrogance and ignorance
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 2:54 AM
Subject: Afghanistan: The Arrogance and Ignorance!!
The Arrogance and Ignorance
By Yvonne Ridley
[www.informationclearinghouse.info]
December 10, 2008 "Information Clearinghouse" — THE Taliban now holds a permanent presence of 72 per cent of Afghanistan according to the latest report by an influential think tank.
But within hours of the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS) releasing this news various politicians and ambassadors from Afghanistan, America and Britain criticised its contents.
The reality is none of these people really know what is happening on the ground in Afghanistan because it is not safe to travel and if any of them do venture out it is rarely beyond the confines of Kabul.
The reason I know the ICOS report carries weight is because I have just returned from Afghanistan myself and, unlike most politicians, diplomats and journalists who go to the country, I went in unescorted.