Freedom loving afghans (pakhtuns, turks, et al).. normal people on the street.. much prefer an american "occupation" to what went before it in the name of sovereignity. Please direct your attentions towards the south to understand what is really happening in Afghanistan. The ardent hope of finding solutions to conflicts through negotiations are not solutions by themselves. The situation, if it bears any similarity to the one during the soviet occupation, has more to do with outside intereference than anything to do with afghans.. They are tired of war.. they do not want oppression and hatred.. they much prefer the freedom that they hope we, the free people of the world, can give them. Remember this always, before you dare to represent their culture in any manner.