Die Lage in Afghanistan

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Du wirst Dich mit DTS gut verstehen! 

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Das denke ich auch 

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Ein sehr lesenswertes Interview, wirklich:

Kilcullen speaks: On COIN going out of style, his recent book, Syria, and more
http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/02/12/kilcullen_speaks_on_coin_going_out_of_style_his_recent_book_syria_and_more

(...)In Afghanistan, in particular, the military has done all that was asked of it, and much, much more. And yet we're seeing a lot of difficulty in translating that military success into political stability. It makes no sense to blame the military for that -- instead we need to ask ourselves whether we as a nation expect of the military something that it's not designed (and, in a democracy, not allowed) to do: to forcibly create a particular political outcome. The military can and successfully does create the conditions for a stable political situation -- but creating the conditions for something doesn't guarantee that outcome, as both Iraq and Afghanistan show. In other words, I don't think the military necessarily has a problem executing COIN, rather I think the nation may have a problem translating COIN success (or indeed, military success generally) into long-term political stability. (...)

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Immer wieder erfreulich zu hören, und man hört es seit letztem Jahr häufig: die afghanischen Kameraden schlagen sich entgegen pessimistischer Prognosen überraschen gut...

Afghan forces have proved surprisingly effective
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/15/afghan-helmand-coalition-leatherneck/5373981/

It's make it or break it time for Afghanistan's military — and a key test for U.S. strategy here — as the number of U.S. forces in the country declines and government forces are taking on an ever-larger role in the battle against the Taliban. American advisers and commanders here say that Afghan forces have performed surprisingly well and are capable of fighting on their own even as critical coalition support has been withdrawn.

Still, commanders warn that Afghan security forces lack the critical but unglamorous capabilities — such as supply, logistics and finance — that are needed to sustain a large army in the field.

"They're good warriors," said Marine Maj. Gen. Lee Miller , who was wrapping up his tour as commander of Regional Command Southwest. "Sustaining themselves they need a lot of work....and we need to be there to help them do that."

They proved their battlefield prowess last September as the fighting season was drawing to a close.

Es muss aber immer wieder betont werden: die ANA braucht unbedingt weitere finanzielle, materielle und Ausbildungsunterstützung. Dann schaffen sie das auch (weitestgehend) alleine.

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US-Drohne tötet ANA Soldaten: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/afghanistan-fuenf-soldaten-bei-nato-luftangriff-getoetet-a-957193.html

Nexu5/Tapatalk

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Kommt mal wieder genau zur richtigen Zeit.

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Wasser auf die Mühlen von Karsai... 

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Zum Glück ist DER bald nicht mehr zeichnungsbefugt.

Mann mann mann, Gott schütze die temporale Gewaltenteilung.

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... und auf die Mühlen aller die in Afghanistan gegen das Sicherheitsabkommen sind.

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... und auf die Mühlen aller die in Afghanistan gegen das Sicherheitsabkommen sind.

d.h. Karzai und die Taliban 

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Und noch ein Karzai weg:

Karzai's Brother Drops Out of Afghan Presidential Race
http://www.voanews.com/content/karzais-brother-drops-out-of-afghan-presidential-race/1865624.html

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's brother dropped out of the April 5 presidential race and urged supporters to back former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul in the election. Observers believe the political move is part of President Karzai's strategy to boost his preferred successor

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U.S. commander in Afghanistan warns that full withdrawal will allow al-Qaeda to regroup
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/us-commander-in-afghanistan-warns-that-full-withdrawal-will-allow-al-qaeda-to-regroup/2014/03/12/4f7f6288-aa20-11e3-8599-ce7295b6851c_story.html

"A withdrawal, in my mind, means abandoning the people of Afghanistan, abandoning the endeavor that we've been here on for the last decade, and then providing al-Qaeda the space within which to begin again to plan and conduct operations against the West," Dunford said.

The general said a U.S. pullout in 2015 would be a "huge moral factor for al-Qaeda," and would allow it "to once again establish preeminence in the region and become the vanguard for the al-Qaeda movement from the region."

Dunford said he was confident that Afghan security forces are up to the task of securing presidential elections scheduled to take place in early April and argued that the country's Taliban insurgency does not represent "an existential threat to the government of Afghanistan or to the Afghan security forces."

Wahre Worte.

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Afghanistan: Mindestens zwölf Tote bei Anschlag auf Luxushotel in Kabul

http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/afghanistan-mindestens-zwoelf-tote-bei-anschlag-auf-luxushotel-in-kabul-a-959952.html

Nexu5/Tapatalk

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Defying the Taliban, Afghans Head to the Polls
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2014/03/24/defying_the_taliban_afghans_head_to_the_polls.html?fb_action_ids=746938338664028&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_ref=.UzC2W9RGI9s.like

It is undeniable that, as Afghanistan prepares for elections on April 5 and the end of the international combat mission in December, the country faces enormous challenges. A successful election, an agreement signed for maintenance of a residual international force by a newly elected government, continued economic growth, and Afghan military and police forces properly supported in their fight against the Taliban may persuade the insurgents that perpetual war is not the answer. To form an accurate assessment it is essential to review certain, often ignored facts.

• Despite Taliban attacks on Afghan civilians, soldiers and police officers, the resilience shown by the Afghan National Security Forces, ANSF, in fighting the extremists has been impressive.

• Despite endemic poverty, Afghanistan reported greater improvement in human development between 2002 and 2012 than any other country in the world, as measured by the United Nations.

• President Hamid Karzai has expressed anger to the US government, but many Afghans recognize that their progress has been made possible not only by their own sacrifice but also by the terrible costs paid by Americans and allies.
Any judgment about the situation should start by recalling what's been achieved in Afghanistan.

[Ingo]

na hoffentlich verfällt der Rest nicht ganz so schnell,sonst sind wieder Zustände wie vor 2001 bevor der letzte ISAF Soldat in Kabul den Fuß im Flieger hat

http://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2014-03/bundeswehr-feldlager-kundus-afghanistan

250 Millionen Euro teures Bundeswehrlager verfällt

Kein Wasser, kaum Strom, versiegelte Räume: Seit die Bundeswehr ihr Lager in Kundus an die Afghanen übergeben hat, verfällt es. Die Deutschen wollen nicht mehr helfen.