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a new adventure in Iraq. The country received less than a third of theaid per head ploughed into reconstruction efforts in Bosnia, East Timoror Rwanda, and of that less than half went on long-term developmentprogrammes. A huge and expensive aid bureaucracy sprang up in parallelto the new Afghan government. Hamid Karzais limited writ led him tobe dubbed the Mayor of Kabul. Unable to tackle the resurgent warlords,many of them were simply co-opted into government.

It wasnt all bad news. UN-led disarmament programmes had someimpact on reducing the number of small and heavy weapons in thecountry. School enrolment numbers surged. Attempts to increase theinternational military footprint resulted in the formation of ProvincialReconstruction Teams (PRTs), with small military units combining se-curity and reconstruction projects, albeit with extremely mixed success.In 2004 a new constitution was agreed upon, and presidential electionsreturned Karzai as leader. A year later, parliamentary elections took place,with reserved seats for women, although many were not only dismayedthat known human rights abusers were not disbarred from standing, butthat several even found their way into Karzais cabinet where they lob-bied for immunity from prosecution for war crimes.

A fitful peace returned to most of the country, but international neglectof the south has been the worm in the bud. Pakistan has continued to playits own double-game, publicly signing up to the War on Terror while al-lowing safe haven to the Taliban leadership and fighters launching cross-border raids. In 2006 the growing insurgency resulted in widespreadbattles in Helmand and Kandahar Provinces and the bloodiest year since2001. Suicide bombs, previously unknown in Afghanistan, have been im-ported from Iraq. Stuck in the death-grip of drugs and insurgency, southAfghanistan looks increasingly like a separate country. With the rest ofthe nation continuing along its unsteady path, Afghanistans immediatefuture is hard to predict.

2 0 0 5Parliamentary elections held

2 0 0 6NATO takes responsibility for Afghan security; widespread violenceacross the south

40 H I S T O R Y T h e R o a d t o R e c o n s t r u c t i o n

Afghanistan The Mirage

of Peaceby Chris Johnson

and Jolyon Leslie is the

best book on the shelves

to give a detailed analysis

of the successes and

failures of post-Taliban

Afghanistan.

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EAT YOUR WORDSSpeaking some of the local lingo always helps and never more than when itstime for a meal. Afghans will appreciate your efforts, even if your pronuncia-tion is off the mark, and it might help you get beyond the default kabab/pulao(rice with meat or vegetables) dining options. For more information aboutpronunciation and other language phrases, see the Language chapter, p227.

Useful PhrasesDARI

Id like ... ...mikhamId like what hes eating. man az ghazayi ke un mikhore mikham.I dont eat meat. gohst nemikhoram.The bill please. lotfan surat hesab biyarin.

PASHTO

Id like ... ghuarum che okherum ...Id like what hes eating. da hagha khuakha zema khuakhada.

I dont eat meat. ze ghuakha ne khurem.The bill, please. bill rawra.

Food GlossaryImportant food terms are presented below in Dari and Pashto, but beaware that most Afghan dishes, from kababsto mantu, are the same inboth languages.

DARI

aam mangoab water

ab-e mive fruit juiceanaar pomegranateangabin honeyanjir figash soupbadam almondbanjan auberginebanjan-e rumi tomatobastani ice creamberenj ricechai sabz green tea

chai siaa black teagerdu walnutghawa coffeegosht meatgosht-e barre lambgosht-e gau beefgosht-e gusfand muttongosht-e shotor camel meatholu peachkachaloo potatokharbuza watermelon

khorma cherrylimu lemonlubiyaa beansmast yogurtmoraba jam

morgh chickenmoz banananamak saltnan breadnorinj orange

panir cheese

peste pistachiopiyaz oniontarbuza melontokhm egg

sabz vegetableshukar sugarsib applezaradalu apricot

PASHTO

ashak noodle soup

bolani stuffed pancakechai teada sahar chai breakfastda gharmy dodai lunchda makham dodai dinnerdal aw sabzi lentils and vegetablesdodai breaddodai aw kabab bread and kebabdodai awe kecha ghuakh bread with muttondoreh/roti food

ghata ghuakha beef

ghuakha meathagay eggskecha ghuakha muttonkhuraka feroshi food stallkouch buttermaicha noodlesmanto steamed meat raviolimarket marketmashrubat beveragesmasta yogurtmuraba jam

polave steamed ricepolave awe sabzi rice pilaf and vegetablesqabilie rice with dried fruitsqahwa khana tea houserasturan restaurant

sabzi vegetablesamosa triangular shaped stuffed meat pieshidy milkshorwa soupubuh waterwrigy rice


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