[Dr. Frank fan]

It hardly compares with the defeat of Communism in some of the former Soviet States or the collapse of the Berlin Wall, as some would have us believe.

Who are "some"?

We should be thankful for small mercy's, sure, but that is all it is.

I find measurements of the relative size of the Mercies in question to be more reliable when coming from the people directly affected themselves - namely, Afghanis and Afghan women in particular - than when they come from dispassionate skeptical Western observers trying their darnedest to rain on a parade.

But, maybe that's just me.

[BritBulldog]

Who are "some"?

I find measurements of the relative size of the Mercies in question to be more reliable when coming from the people directly affected themselves - namely, Afghanis and Afghan women in particular - than when they come from dispassionate skeptical Western observers trying their darnedest to rain on a parade.

But, maybe that's just me.

The "some" are those in the media that treated the Northern Alliance advancing into Kabul as though they were akin to the Allies liberating Paris during WW2.

Yes, it would be nice to hear from Afghan women on their liberation, but haven't seen too much of that on my TV screen for some reason