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To: Win Smith who wrote (53)	12/3/2002 11:36:07 AM
From: Win Smith	of 603

Securing peace economist.com Hamid Karzai, the interim president of Afghanistan, has unveiled plans to build a national army over the next year. It will be a tough job: outside of the capital there is fierce fighting between long-standing rivals [clip] American officials describe Afghanistan as only “between 75% and 80% pacified”. The majority of America’s forces are still looking for members of the Taliban and what remains of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda terrorist network. A number of them are still thought to be hiding out in remote areas. The troops recently picked up the son-in-law of Mullah Omar, the former Taliban leader. One of the biggest problems for the interim government remains the lack of aid, especially for mundane but essential tasks like policing. Most donors prefer to contribute to causes that tug at the heart strings, such as education. Of the $4.5 billion that has been pledged in aid, only around a third has been paid out—and most of that has gone on humanitarian assistance. Mr Karzai has repeatedly told donors that his country needs help with infrastructure and policing. Attempts to extend the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) beyond Kabul have also got nowhere. However, there is now talk that the ISAF could move outside the capital towards the end of this month, if participating countries can agree on providing enough troops. Command of the ISAF passes in February from Turkey to a joint command led by Germany and the Netherlands. This would help spread peace to the provinces, but in the end it will be a job for Mr Karzai’s national army.

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