Afghanistan: The Positive View

Oxblog's David Asednik has some positive views of the situation in Afghanistan. I should state that my focus on election difficulties is mostly a reaction against Republican rhetoric suggesting that the country is now a stable democracy. When I step back and look at the overall situation, I find the situation is a lot better than it was five or ten years ago, and am starting to think that a stable and responsive government could emerge within ten years. One indicator of how the situation has improved is the refugee flow, which has been one of people returning to the country for some time now, even if their quality of life still sucks.