Stardate 20011113.2129 (On Screen): If this report is true, it is a very hopeful sign indeed. It says that several regions in southern Afghanistan, inhabited by Pashtun, are in revolt against the Taliban. The main fighting that has taken place until now has been in non-Pashtun parts of the nation, and one big question was whether the Pashtun would support the Taliban, who are also Pashtun. It may well be that they won't -- and if so, some Special Forces units get a gold star on their weekly report. (Or maybe Silver Stars on their uniforms.)
I'm becoming cautiously optimistic that Kandahar may also fall soon, and that the Taliban (such as there are left by that point) will be confined to the hills for the winter. (discuss)
There are reports of combat in the Kandahar area.
