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Thoughts on the Middle East, History, and Religion

Juan Cole is President of the Global Americana Institute

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Update: Bombing Kills 10 in Afghanistan; 3 Australian Troops Wounded

Wednesday witnessed a new round of deadly violence in Afghanistan. In Khost to the east, a roadside bomb incinerated a civilian vehicle, killing 10. It was probably intended for the new Afghan army. In Uruzgan, the home province of Mulla Omar, a blast wounded 3 Australian soldiers and their interpreter.



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posted by Juan Cole @ 3/25/2009 08:52:00 AM

1 Comments:

At 7:37 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Dr. Cole,
I attended your lecture at the Middle East Institute in DC today. Thanks again for coming. I found your discussion on Iraq both insightful and heartbreaking especially about Western Baghdad and the ethnic cleansing of the sunni Iraqi people there who have fled the city in fear. So sad given how once they all lived peacefully together and there were so many mixed marriage.

I am married to an Afghan-American who is actually a Sushi. Afghanistan has luckily been spared the secterian violence on that issue in recent years. However there was one question I did not ask during your lecture and that was about what you think of the fact that the Americans and thier coalition partners are considering installing a Prime Minister in addition to the position of Presidency which Karzai holds in Afghanistan? Corruption is extremely bad especially amongst the Karzai family (Wali Karzai's drug-dealing comes to mind) so I would like to know your thoughts if this strategy can be successful or not?

Many thanks and please do visit us again soon in DC!
MT

 

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