UN official doesn’t have a good grasp on reality

“The U.N. deputy chief, Jan Eliasson, who was in Kabul wrapping up a five-day trip to Afghanistan when the attack took place, said continued violence could only harm the Taliban's own cause.

"’I would hope that there would be steps taken by the leadership of the Taliban to realize that the tool of violence in any case cannot instill confidence in the population,’ he said. "There's been too much suffering there and there are too many widows, too many father-and-motherless children in Afghanistan and I think we need to instill a sense of calm.’"

http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2013/jul/02/taliban-hit-nato-supply-compound-kabul-kill-7/?latest

(The Taliban are the “outs” in Afghan rule. At one time they were the “ins,” but they were displaced by lots and lots of rifles and machine guns and US air power. “Continued violence” does not harm their cause.)