Arghand takes its name from the Arghandab district, which took its name from the river that flows through the area. While you know about Arghand and Kandahar through this blog, you may have been hearing about Arghandab for the first time in the news this week.
We wanted to briefly address the present situation in Southern Afghanistan, where Taliban forces have surfaced and made their presence known in the area, first conducting a successful raid on a prison outside Kandahar, freeing several men, and then mounting raids on villages. This may seem startling and seemingly out of nowhere, but it has been a sad reality in the area for some time. Just last October, Sarah Chayes, founder of Arghand, wrote an article for the Washington Post from Kandahar. The situation at that time is eerily similar to what's happening now.
The AP is reporting that NATO and Afghan forces were able to push out the Taliban, who also took some significant casualties. There seems to be some criticism and confusion coming from different parties over the managment of the situation by Afghan leaders. We've asked Sarah to share some thoughts with us on what's going on. In the meantime, you can read some more of her articles here.
Have any thoughts on the situation or a great article to share? Please post them to the comments.
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