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December 31, 2012

Our Unreliable Afghan 'Allies'

Paul Sperry, New York Post

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“The fate of the Americans in Afghanistan will be worse than that of the Russians,” Mohammed Ismail Khan warned in 2009. The same Afghan is now vowing to drive all “foreigners” out of Afghanistan.

More bluster from a Taliban leader? Hardly. Khan serves as Afghanistan’s energy minister, and is a key member of American ally Hamid Karzai’s cabinet.

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TAGGED: Counter-Insurgency, Afghan National Army, Afghanistan

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