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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (113831)	9/3/2003 7:27:17 PM
From: NickSE	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Since when did you become the spokesman for the Afghan people? How would you know what the life of an Afghan was before or after the Taliban. The average Afghan sees zero improvement in his life, as a result of our conquest. They look back with nostalgia and longing, to the days of peace and stability under the Taliban (much like a lot of Russians look back to the GoodOldDays under Stalin)..... We made several basic mistakes in Afghanistan, and there is no fixing them now:...Allowing the guerrillas a Safe Haven along the Pakistan/Afghan border (this is a cardinal sin, in fighting guerrillas). How do you propose we stop the incursions...build a fence along the Pak-Afghan border? If we can't stop illegals from pouring over our borders with all our technology and resources, what makes you think Pak can stop the Taliban from doing it along theirs where the it's rural, ill-patrolled, and a full of sympathizers. The Taliban have made zero strategic gains in Afghanistan and are really nothing but a nuisance, Karzai's government steams ahead towards a binding national constitution, and their economy shows strong growth....yet all you manage to see is doom and gloom... Afghan economy gains strength paktribune.com KABUL: Afghanistan's economy grew by more than 30 percent last year, presidential spokesman Jawed Ludin said following a cabinet meeting... Afghan officials claim victory after Taliban retreat in southern mountains cbc.ca QALAT, Afghanistan (AP) - Afghan officials claimed victory Wednesday after a nine-day siege by U.S and Afghan troops against suspected Taliban fighters holed up in a region of mountains and caves of southern Afghanistan. Scores of Taliban guerrillas were killed and others retreated in Zabul province, local officials said...