И сравнение с режимом Наджибуллы. Из политпросветительской статейки НТ про Афган ("кровавый режим НДПА" и брутальная СА присутствуют, но зато есть упоминание про дамбы, школы и больницы). По словам автора, если "расспросить на кабульском базаре", то наиболее популярный лидер после Захир-шаха - это Наджибулла:
His name was Mohammed Najibullah, a Soviet-trained physician, and he defied all expectations, at least in the C.I.A., by holding the American-backed mujahedeen at bay for three years after the Soviet withdrawal.
But many Afghans still remember him (Наджибуллу) as the best leader they have had since Zahir Shah was overthrown in 1973. In recent times, a visitor has only had to walk through the bazaars of Kabul and conduct his own straw poll to find that Najibullah wins hands down, every time, over Mr. Karzai.
