America’s new main man in Afghanistan

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Weeks after Richard Holbrooke got appointed as the "special" envoy for Afghanistan, US got themselves a new leader in Afghanistan. From the Wall Street Journal: Gov. Gul Agha Shirzai, a semiliterate former warlord, has an autocratic style, a reputation for doling out government contracts to family and friends, and a personal fortune ...

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