Stardate 20011018.0528 (On Screen): Yet more evidence of the breakdown of control by the Taliban: Medecins Sans Frontieres reports that two of its compounds in Afghanistan were looted by armed men. Men associated with the Taliban have
seized warehouses full of food which was shipped in by the World Food Program to help ameliorate the threat of starvation. The goals of MSF and the WFP are noble and worthy of praise, but ultimately they can only succeed if everyone nearby agrees to let them, and it's clear that no longer is the case. It is ironic that it appears the best way to help the sick and starving in Afghanistan is to keep the military pressure on and hope that the Taliban fall apart soon, leading to a rapid end to hostilities.
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