"The Afghan people are building a vibrant young democracy that is an ally in the war on terror - and America is proud to have such a determined partner in the cause of freedom."
Meanwhile, back in Kabul:
An Afghan man is being prosecuted in a Kabul court and could be sentenced to death on a charge of converting from Islam to Christianity, a crime under this country's Islamic laws, a judge said Sunday.
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It seems the administration's plans to bring democracy to Afghanistan have been successful.
The Ministry of Defence has been left with egg on its face after a much-vaunted seizure of 1.3 tonnes of poppy seed turned out to be mung beans.
"None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free." -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The frustration of the soldiers in Afghanistan must have just 'surged'. Why?
If the Christian Reconstructionists have their way, stoning heretics could become popular here as well.