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KABUL - Security in Afghanistan has worsened to the lowest point since the collapse of the Taliban regime, a UN special representative said. “It is fair to say that security in the country is at its lowest point since the departure of the Taliban,” said Robert Watkins, the outgoing UN deputy special representative of the Secretary General for Afghanistan, Before last year’s surge in NATO military forces, the insurgency was centered in the south and south-east of the country, said Mr Watkins. “Since the surge of NATO forces last year, we have seen the insurgency move to parts of the country where we’ve never seen before,” he said. “While NATO is claiming that it has turned the corner... we still see these very difficult security problems,” he further said. He sees “conflation of political, military, developmental and humanitarian aid” as a key issue to developments in Afghanistan. Recently there has been a dramatic rise in Taliban-led violence nationwide which has mainly claimed civilian lives. (Tolo News)
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A line[Durrand line] of hatred that raised a wall between the two brothers -Hamid Karzai
For generations, the Hindus of India prayed for deliverance from "the venom of the cobra, the teeth of the tiger and the vengeance of the Afghan."
The men of Kábul and Khilj also went home; and whenever they were questioned about the Musulmáns of the Kohistán (the mountains), and how matters stood there, they said, "Don't call it Kohistán, but Afghánistán; for there is nothing there but Afgháns and disturbances." Thus it is clear that for this reason the people of the country call their home in their own language Afghánistán, and themselves Afgháns. The people of India call them Patán; but the reason for this is not known. But it occurs to me, that when, under the rule of Muhammadan sovereigns, Musulmáns first came to the city of Patná, and dwelt there, the people of India (for that reason) called them Patáns—but God knows!
-Ferishta, 1560–1620