The Afghans: An infant democracy

Rick Loomis

Los Angeles Times

A disgruntled delgation that came to visit with Afghan President Hamid Karzai listens as he addresses their concerns during a fancy luncheon held at the presidential palace complex in Kabul. With an increasing insurgency in the south it was too dangerous for the president to travel there in person so he invited them to the captial city. Critics feel that Karzai is retreating behind the walls of his 19th century palace and losing touch with a country sinking deeper into trouble.

Rick Loomis, "The Afghans: An infant democracy," in POYi Archive, Item #46001, http://archive.poy.org/items/show/46001 (accessed January 10, 2025).