The international coalition forces suffered new losses in Afghanistan. This time, the losses were caused by a NATO airstrike, not the Taliban.
The airstrike was launched during an operation to search for two American soldiers who went missing last Wednesday during a routine resupply mission. Something went wrong and the strike was launched against the coalition’s own members, reported the Afghan Minister of Defense. According to other sources, seven Afghan and international soldiers died and 25 were wounded at the Bagdis Province in the western part of Afghanistan.
Such news does not inspire optimism in the members of the international coalition participating in either peacemaking or anti-terroristic operation in Afghanistan. Even the most loyal supporters of the continuation of the military presence in this country express doubts in its success.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown admitted for the first time while in office that the Afghan mission could collapse, and called Karzai’s government a symbol of corruption.
The Daily Mail newspaper reported that Browned voiced a warning that if the military campaign in Afghanistan collapsed, the consequences would be catastrophic.
Seven British soldiers died in Afghanistan last week. However, the British Prime-Minister still insists that the presence of nine thousand British soldiers in Afghanistan is necessary for defending Great Britain against terrorists.
Brown expressed his condolences to the families of the killed soldiers and emphasized that their deaths would not cause change of strategy in the region. He appealed to the coalition to preserve unity. Brown stated that Great Britain would not abandon its Afghan mission despite the losses.
Not all British people agree with their Prime-Minister at the BBC forum.
Phil Jeffers wrote that British and Americans invaded Afghanistan, killed thousands of Afghani people, but were surprised that Afghani people were so aggressive in return. He suggested that if the situation was the opposite, British people would also be aggressive and cruel towards invaders who threatened their security and killed their family members.
John Sliford noted that the war would continue until its supporters in the Parliament begin sending their sons and daughters to the battle field. If it happened, the war would be finished within a couple of weeks, because the war supporters would turn into its opponents.
Nathan Hobbs from Luton said that in a democratic society it is the public opinion that matters and not the will of the government. British people are against the war. The troops are not Britain’s, they are Gordon Brown’s troops.
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