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By Adnan R. Khan - AOL NewsJEGDALEK, Afghanistan (Jan. 22) -- Few words can do justice to the beauty of the Afghan village of Jegdalek. Its verdant valley stands out like a glittering emerald among vast brown mountains. Apricot, almond and mulberry orchards bloom in psychedelic lollipop shades in the spring and provide much-needed shade in the sweltering summer. A combination of luck, history, geography and leadership has made the village a remarkable island of calm in Afghanistan's tumultuous Pashtun belt. Since the fall of the Taliban regime at the end of 2001, Jegdalek has been transformed from a desolate ruin left ...
Does Karzai's Corruption Offer Obama an Out?
By James Graff - AOL News(Nov. 12) -- He was once, if too briefly, a hero. But now Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been cast in the role of spoiler as President Barack Obama mulls over a list of unpalatable options for Afghanistan -- none of which, according to The New York Times, he likes as is. As Obama nears a decision, perhaps as early as Thanksgiving, he might have felt the pressure ease thanks to Karl W. Eikenberry, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and a former commander of U.S. forces there. Both the Times and The Washington Post reported that in the last week, Eikenberry has sent back to Washington diplomatic ...
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