What about Afghanistan?

[Morningside]

Thankfully no one has been killed lately. But for the last few weeks it was almost a soldier a day and now nothing!

Now, as I said thankfully no one HAS died but does anyone else find the coverage strangely quiet?


Call me cynical but does anyone else think that the 'big push' has been postponed for the next couple of weeks in-case it harms Browns electioneering?

[percymk4]

Insurgents regrouping, reorganising and rearming?
I do see where your coming from, not sure i agree with it though.

[Mojocvh]

Yes VERY quiet on the news front.

[ralphrj]

Could be due to the MOD restricting reporting from Afghanistan during the election.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/onthefr...

[JacksHereR]

did no one see rambo III last night?

I heard he has switched sides and is now fighting for us

Edited by JacksHereR on Friday 16th April 15:46

[Twit]

There may be some truth in some news being buried. But I think its more likely that its getting very close to poppy harvest time, normally in May I think, so a lot of the Taliban fighters will be going back to farms to help with the harvest.

In that respect this conflict is very similar to medievel ones where people fight around the farming seasons.

[Twit]

JacksHereR said:

yes its a shame that the taliban nolonger have the power to burn the poppies - being anti drugs as they were.

They are not going to do that though, it's funding them! I think there is, in their view, a difference between production and consumption!

[Mr E Driver]

JacksHereR said:

did noone no one see rambo III last night? I heard he has switched sides and is now fighting for us

efa The word noone only applies to the singer Peter Noone

maybe it should be did anyone see Rambo 111 last night?

[Blue Meanie]

Mr E Driver said:

JacksHereR said:

did noone no one see rambo III last night? I heard he has switched sides and is now fighting for us

efa The word noone only applies to the singer Peter Noone

maybe it should be did anyone see Rambo 111 last night?

Rambo One hundred and eleven?