Kabul opplevde sitt verste selvmordsangrep med 35 drepte. Norges «fremste» Afghanistan-ekspert Kristian Berg Harpviken sier til NRK at Taliban er ved å lykkes.

Det er et skrikende misforhold mellom det som skjer på bakken og kommentarene.

The enormous suicide blast, which raised the specter of an increase in
Iraq-style bombings with heavy casualties, was at least the fourth attack against a bus carrying Afghan police or army soldiers in Kabul in the last year. The blast sheared off the bus’ metal sidings and roof, leaving a charred frame.

«Never in my life have I heard such a sound,» said Ali Jawad, a 48-year-old who was selling phone cards nearby. «A big fireball followed. I saw blood and a decapitated man thrown out of the bus.»

The explosion was the fifth suicide attack in Afghanistan in three days, part of a sharp spike in violence around the country. In the south, in Kandahar province, a roadside bomb killed three members of the U.S.-led coalition and an Afghan interpreter. The soldiers’ nationalities were not released, but most in the coalition are American.

Harpviken har systematisk spredt inntrykk av at det går dårlig for ISAF, at de gjør mange feil, i motsetning til Taliban som lykkes og har fremgang. Det kalles defaitisme. Journalistene gjør heller ikke noe for å konfrontere ham med hans ensidighet. Senest Per Kristian Aale i Aftenposten.