The warlord and Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, has just got endorsement from the international community at the Kabul Conference, 2010. He is a big winner.
Don't forget that this man who is boasted as being the first democratically elected president, with a mandate from about 10% of the population in what is agreed as interfered elections. He and his government also have one of the highest rates of corruption in the world. Afghan civilians are regularly killed and maimed by foreign invaders, the civil war has continued, and now it looks like his countries resources are the focus of international greedy mining interests.
What did he win in such a messed up land?
Well, he has US and NATO protection to keep him in power for at least another 4 years. Cunning man. Also, he is demanding the lovely Aid cash to come through his porous governments many hands and black holes. Don't forget we are talking about Billion$ of dollars in this poverty stricken(for ordinary citizens)country.
Also, he wants control of projects, in other words, he wants control of WHO he will give lucrative money to.
But what can the international community do? They have no reason to be there, that they can remember. They are losing a war against illiterate tribesmen. The world is definitely more dangerous, and all the voters of the West want out.
The international communities(the American ones) only choice is to pay all the bribes,fancy gifts, 5 star hotels, diplomatic visas, plush lunches, etc and pray that Karzai doesn't just give all the mining rights to China.
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