Airstrip One

We're getting out

...no time soon. Hamid Karzai, our man in Kabul, has sacked his bodyguards in favour of American ones. Now tell me again about how the Afghans would be able to set up a stable and independent government while at the same time trying to beat up the Pashtuns (sorry the "Taliban sympathisers").

Also, follow the links in this piece about Badshah Khan to see how stable things really are in the Hindu Kush.