Afghan Taliban shows administrative flair
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One of Washington's top counter-insurgency advisers has warned that the Taliban is ready to take over the government in Afghanistan, with a successful local court network in the country's south, tax collection operations and a new Taliban Ombudsman's office, all directly challenging Kabul's rule. David Kilcullen is an adviser to US General Stanley McCrystal and says that while Afghan authorities have been flooded with allegations of fraud after last week's presidential election establishing a legitimate leadership will be the most important question facing the Afghanistan operation right now. Dr Kilcullen has been on a speaking tour of Australia, which included an appearance at Canberra's National Press Club.
Presenter: Linda Mottram, Canberra correspondent
Speakers: Dr David Kilcullen, US government counter-insurgency adviser, Washington; Professor William Maley, director, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy, Australian National University; Dr Benjamin McQueen, politics lecturer, Monash University
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