http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/our_man_kabul Comments for "Our man in Kabul?" en http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/our_man_kabul <p> The Telegraph is reporting that the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/04/washdown104.xml">US backs Lord Ashdown for Afghanistan role</a>: </p> <blockquote><p> <img src="/files/u1/pashdownPA_228x342.jpg" alt="Paddy Ashdown" title="Paddy Ashdown" hspace="10" vspace="10" width="228" height="342" align="right" /><em>US backs Lord Ashdown for Afghanistan role <br /> By Tom Coghlan in Kabul and David Blair, Diplomatic Correspondent <br /> Last Updated: 12:24am GMT 04/12/2007 </p> <p> </em><em>The United States is backing Lord Ashdown, the former Liberal Democrat leader who served as the international community&#39;s &quot;high representative&quot; in Bosnia, to be the United Nations new &quot;super envoy&quot; to Afghanistan. The proposed role would see Lord Ashdown being charged with uniting the efforts of both Nato and the UN in Afghanistan. Nato officials are understood to support his candidacy for a job with exceptional power.</em></p> http://www.jockcoats.org.uk/our_man_kabul#comments Afghanistan Paddy Ashdown Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:42:06 +0000 Jock 724 at http://www.jockcoats.org.uk