Sunday, October 08, 2006

NATO chief warns of Afghan tipping point (AP)

Gen. David Richards a British officer who commands NATO's 32000 troops in Afghanistan talks to The Associated Press in Kabul Afghanistan Sunday Oct. 8 2006. NATO's top commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that the majority of Afghans will decide within a year whether to abandon the international community's efforts here and instead support resurgent Taliban militants. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)AP - NATO's top commander in Afghanistan said Sunday the country was at a tipping point and warned Afghans would likely switch their allegiance to resurgent Taliban militants if there are no visible improvements in people's lives in the next six months.


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