Military Resistance 10H3: Surrounded

August 6, 2012 - I recently traveled to Charai Qamber, a small village just about five miles southeast of Kabul’s city limits, to speak with locals and find out what they think of the security situation. I asked Mohammad, one of the village elders who would only give his first name, what he thought of Karzai’s control over the security situation in the country. Did he think he seemed more like the 'Mayor of Kabul,’ rather than the president of Afghanistan? He roared with laughter and said, "Not even mayor!". Mohammad spoke about the president of his country with a tone of disdain. He said Karzai has done nothing for his village or for the country as a whole – instead, he had made a few cronies in Kabul rich. While Mohammad said he did not like the Taliban, he thought his life was better before the U.S.-led invasion and Karzai’s rule...

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