PESHAWAR, Pakistan -- "Why are you letting them in," screamed the Afghan refugee. Her burqa hid her age but not her anger: "The Americans are not good. They are hurting our people in Afghanistan."
Our small party quickly retreated. A crowd was gathering, and we'd already been warned that another camp was unsafe for foreigners. Obviously, not all Afghans were grateful for being liberated.
The Bush administration has overthrown the Taliban and smashed the al-Qaeda network, but it says U.S. troops will remain in Afghanistan at least to mid-year. Washington's allies are hoping to move peacekeeping forces into the Afghan countryside and will stay even longer.