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U.N. extends NATO force in Afghanistan for a year

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How is UN's Nato force/US force handling afghanistan? I think,the soldiers are just doing their job,cause they are being paid salaries by govts.

It will be good in 2011 and beyond, when new afghanistan army get trained to size of 134,000 or more, like New strong Iraq army of Malliki Govt in Iraq.

This will provide much needed income for Afghan families. If they go up to even 1 million afghan troops,that will be even better. It may employ many afghans, and make afghanistan,as strong as north korea.

The armies of middle east, spend the most money,for arms ,with many nations spending up to 10 percent or 11 percent of their GDP. These are highest levels of GDP spending by world nations for any regions.

The new future afghan army soldiers ,should speak/communicate well in pashtu/dari to succed in afghanistan nation building.

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The Times in London has this story on US soldiers "Losing Heart," The men are frustrated by the lack of obvious purpose or progress. “The soldiers’ biggest question is: what can we do to make this war stop. Catch one person? Assault one objective? Soldiers want definite answers, other than to stop the Taleban, because that almost seems impossible. It’s hard to catch someone you can’t see,” said Specialist Mercer.

“It’s a very frustrating mission,” said Lieutenant Hjelmstad. “The average soldier sees a friend blown up and his instinct is to retaliate or believe it’s for something [worthwhile], but it’s not like other wars where your buddy died but they took the hill. There’s no tangible reward for the sacrifice. It’s hard to say Wardak is better than when we got here.

No clear goals. No defined victory. Just endless injuries and bodybags. Not what most people signed up for, eight years after 9/11.

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