well, those are really a problem with Islamic fundamentalism - and i could rant and rant all day about that . my mouth would foam and i would be typing in ALL CAPS like that.

but suffice to say, there is massive improvement in Afghanistan from what i've read. It stands to reason that the military campaign in Afghanistan was very calculated, precise and hamstrung by our efforts to prevent collateral damage(civillian casualties). Yess, there was the unfortunate incident where a wedding was fired upon because they were shooting guns in the air, but many many Qaeda and Taliban soldiers slipped through the border into Pakistan because all force by troops had to be approved by intelligence.


And feminists commenting on Islamic fundamentalist's treatment of women? Here's a link regarding that:
 http://www.city-journal.org/html/13_1_why_feminism.html