re: #305 Obdicut

Depends on why they’re rioting— and it’s mostly those warlords who are stealing the aid monies.

Both of you seem to be pretending that warlords aren’t in control of most areas in Afghanistan.

I’m not pretending any such thing, but I will note that such things happen even in areas under the control of the central government.

Theft has actually been less prevalent in Mazar-e-Shreif, even while Rashid Dustum was clearly the warlord of the city. But he isn’t Pashtun and had some experience with the benefits roads and railroads can bring an area, giving him reason not to steal but rather to gain by encouraging commerce.