As President Elect Obama calls for a shift from Iraq to Afghanistan, will the additional brigades in Afganistan be welcomed? If Afgan citizens see the additional brigades as an opportunity for 1) increased training for Afgan security forces allows ....2) training for alternative farming to current poppy-farming...and 3) strong force against cross-border terrorism (al-Qaeda and the Taliban).....

If that was too much...I would like to know if the daily lives of women in Afghanistan have returned to it's pre-Taliban culture?....To interview females of different ages to determine if they still live in fear?...and without the liberties they once had?....(I often think of that picture of the young woman with green eyes 'found' after all these years on the cover of National Geographic).....

Thank you for this opportunity to ask...

-Angela

You are more than welcome. We have an opportunity here to extend a community. It's sort of Obama inspired idea. I have the access. In Afghanistan we have over 50,000 clients. Mostly women. Why not use the access to broaden everyone's perceptions.

Thanks Harpo for the tool!

Early next year we will be in Africa - Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya. I will keep you posted on the schedule.

D'Arquersos

Hello Clarqdarq... Hello everybody.

Hello! What is your question?

I have created a database for all the questions that will be submitted. I am editing your questions now. There are actually six. Some make excellent discussion topics.

Thanks - I will get back to you with he ones edited into survey style.

Afghanistan had elections sometime ago. Reports suggest the elections are not nation wide, there's a lot of talk about "tribal areas". Does the government have any control of those areas of the country. How responsive is the government to the electorate. What is the approval rating of the government.

My question would be; 'Do you really want the US to invade your country?'

Are boys and girls in school together, and what ages are they when they enter and graduate from school? What kind of classes do they have? Do they attend school year round?

OH MY!!!!.... mitsuko.u.....DOUBLE OH MY!!!!

I have extracted three questions from your post and put it in the data base. I will post the survey to date tomorrow. There are eight questions.

The ungovern areas I mentioned poses a threat not only to a democratic Afghanistan, they pose a threat to the United states and the world. How can the United states help afghans fully and democratically control all of afghanistan? Is there a national Afghan identity or is afghanistan fractured along tribal lines.

Posted four questions to the base.

Can you re-word that into a form that won't get me shot?

I have added this to a comment box in the base.

The news coming out of Afghanistan seem to be getting worse on a daily basis, Are Taliban fighters increasing in numbers? Is there now an insurgency with more groups other than the talibans? Does the Taliban enjoys any support from average Afghans? Is the increase in violence we're seeing mainly from suicide attacks? I just saw a woman who had acid thrown on her face.

History suggest a war in afghanistan is not winable by military force alone. The key to resolving Afghanistan is an intensive diplomatic effort between us and the Pakistanis, the Iranians and to some extent the Saudis. Is there any efforts underway by the "allies" that's evident on the ground?