US making progress in Afghanistan: Bush

[maddezmom]

Source: AFP

WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush said on Tuesday that the United States was making "good progress" in Afghanistan, despite a brazen Taliban attack on a parade attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai.

"I think we are making good progress," Bush said in a White House news conference, two days after militants got within 500 meters (yards) of Karzai and top leaders in a strike on the country's biggest annual military parade.

"I think we are making progress but there is a very resilient enemy," Bush said, comparing the current situation in Afghanistan, with the Taliban regime toppled by the United States.

"They did not believe in women's rights, they did not let little girls go to school, they provided safe haven to Al-Qaeda."



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Afghan lawmakers push cultural bans of Taliban era
A draft proposal put forth last week would ban loud music, women and men mingling in public, billiards, and more.
By Anand Gopal | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor

Reporter Anand Gopal talks about a proposed law banning loud music among other things in Afghanistan, reminiscent of the days of the Taliban government.Kabul, Afghanistan - – Shafi Samandari thought the days of the Taliban would never come back. "I love listening to music and going to wedding parties," the Kabul resident says. "After the Taliban was toppled, I was sure that we could start living normally again."

The Taliban may not be returning anytime soon, but if some Afghan lawmakers have their way, Taliban-era laws will once again reign over the country. Last week, a group of members of parliament (MPs) put forth draft legislation that would ban T-shirts, loud music, women and men mingling in public, billiards, video games, playing with pigeons, and more – all regulations from the notorious Taliban era.

The move is the most recent attempt by religious conservatives to restrict "un-Islamic influences." Many observers say it's the latest sign of growing Talibanization in Afghanistan.

The draft law comes a week after members of parliament voted to ban wildly popular Indian soap operas from airing on Afghan channels.

more:http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0421/p01s03-wosc.html

[Solly Mack]

1. Brain rot is making progress in Bush

[ShockediSay]

2. Yeah, yeah; blah, blah, making progress

losing more and more of our best, of our $

and "making progress" by sticking some fingers

in a dike.

[clarence swinney]

3. WHO WILL TELL THE PEOPLE

9-11

ONE MANS REVENGE ONLY ONE MAN STILL FREE

Osama Bin Laden said on Videotape

"I have had nightmares since watching Tall Buildings fall in Beirut from USA ship shelling. I have dreamed of watching Tall buildings fall in America."

THERE IS IS FOLKS.

NO ONE WILL TELL THE PEOPLE WE WERE SUCKERED BY MEDIA,PENTAGON, PNAC, WHITE HOUSE,AND
BIN LADEN

SHAME ON US.

[winter999]

6. I'm sorry, I don't follow you.

[Felix Mala]

4. Now here's a reliable source... How could you ever doubt what the pResident says?

[Tempest]

5. If we're making such "good progress"...

Why are we sending in more troops, and begging other countries to send troops?

[cambie]

7. Mrs. Bush says

"They did not believe in women's rights, they did not let little girls go to school".
This is the only war in history ever fought over women's rights. Nothing to do with the pipeline.

[Supersedeas]

8. up is down, down is up, and 2 + 2 = 5