WINNING THE WoT:

Country on right path, Afghans say (Robin Gedye, 16/07/2004, Daily Telegraph)

Most Afghans think their country is heading in the right direction despite concerns over security and the economic situation, according to an independent opinion poll released yesterday.

In the most comprehensive survey to be held in Afghanistan 64 per cent of those polled said they were satisfied with the direction the country was taking, two and a half years after the American invasion removed the Taliban. Only 11 per cent said they were dissatisfied.

The survey, commissioned by the Asia Foundation, an independent, privately funded American charity, showed that 81 per cent of people planned to vote in the presidential election in October, with 77 per cent of them believing the vote, and a parliamentary poll next April, would "make a difference".

Who ya gonna believe, the Afghans themselves or John Kerry and the Times?

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 15, 2004 8:59 PM