Afghan Desk Weekly Roundup
US soldiers in Wardak attempt to read Afghan Desk via military satellite (photo by P.J.)
It has been a busy week at The Desk because it’s been a busy week in Afghanistan, with new developments coming fast and furious.
MJ died–though not here–and war correspondents shrugged. Next came the big announcement that US forces would no longer be engaging in poppy eradication, instead focusing on opium alternatives (a good plan) and interdiction at the border (needs work.) Then, word came about this bizarre incident, wherein US-trained Afghan security forces attempted a jailbreak and ended up killing a police chief. The ramifications could be big.
Then the Marines landed, it was discovered that the Brits had a pile of mung beans, not opium and Afghan Desk was on the radio.
Last, but not least, we uncovered the Taliban’s very own Mark Sanford and perhaps most entertaining of all, we learned what’s wrong with the Afghan army.
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