Afghans killed in attack on US convoy
Monday 26 June 2006, 13:04 Makka Time, 10:04 GMT
A bomber has blown himself up in a vehicle near a coalition convoy outside the main US base in Afghanistan, amid reports that the Afghan president is losing support among Afghans and some foreign governments.
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The latest incident comes as The Washington Post newspaper reports that Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, is losing support as a Taliban-led insurgency escalates and his government fails to stem endemic corruption.
"The president had a window of opportunity to lead and make difficult decisions, but that window is closing fast," the newspaper cited an unidentified foreign military official as saying.
On Thursday, Karzai complained about what he called a lack of full co-operation from his foreign allies, saying US-led forces had adopted the wrong approach in Afghanistan and urged Western powers to provide more help in training and equipping the Afghan army and police.
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The article goes on to intimate that part of the problem is Karzai's "short-term" decision-making--trying to make things work in the present, rather than concentrating on "nation building." And, of course, there is the lack of "rule of law," as anyone with access to any news is aware. But who is out there, if Karzai leaves?