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Eye on the World: Monday, June 11, 2012
As the 11-year anniversary of American involvement in Afghanistan approaches, many Americans and Afghans are assessing what has been accomplished since the war’s start. Al Qaeda has been nearly wiped out, the Afghan National Army is more self-sufficient, and there’s more political freedom in the country than 11 years ago; however, support for the Taliban is growing in rural areas and corruption remains a huge problem. Lots will hinge on how well Americans and Afghans can build a stable government between now and proposed troop withdrawal in 2014.
“Afghanistan: why peace and stability are possible” takes a spiritual look at Afghanistan. Because the peace that the Christ gives is always in operation, the author asserts, Afghanistan and its people can never be lost, and stability is not just an optimistic hope.
Eurozone ministers agreed over the weekend to lend Spanish banks up to 100 billion euros to help those weakened by the recession. Spain’s government had previously said that it didn’t need a bailout, so many Spaniards are unsure “whether [they] should be happy or humiliated about this."
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