British commander voices fears that Taliban will exploit power vacuum in Afghanistan after west quits (Nick Hopkins in Kabul, the Guardian, Tuesday 10 May)
The west must state clearly that it will not abandon Afghanistan after the handover of security to local forces in 2014 or risk further fighting in the region from an emboldened Taliban, General James Bucknall, the commander of British forces in the country has warned.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/10/afghanistan-taliban-handover-2014
vrijdag 13 mei 2011
Don't abandon Afghanistan after 2014 handover, plead generals
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