Indonesia is a stable democracy now, and another long insurgency, in Aceh in Sumatra, ended in 2005 with a promise of the sort of autonomy the Timorese rejected.
President Karzai, who visited wounded American soldiers on Tuesday, has conveyed gratitude for U.S. support in Afghanistan, including the sacrifices of U.S. troops fighting the Taliban insurgency.
On taking office Mr Jonathan vowed to fix three of Nigeria's biggest problems: electoral fraud, a woefully unreliable electricity supply and a violent insurgency in the oil-rich southern Delta.
That was before the start of a long and bloody insurgency against Indian rule.
To stand even a moderate chance of success, General McChrystal's counter-insurgency strategy would require more time than American and European governments are prepared to give it.
The charade of the state elections on April 14th will only have added to the bitterness and hostility in the region, making early resolution of the Delta insurgency even less likely than before.
The insurgency in Saudi Arabia has been quashed.
On Tuesday, Afghanistan's National Security Council said the leaked documents show the U.S. has ignored Pakistan's role in the Afghan insurgency.
If protesters feel there is no other option, they may resort to weapons, which would blur the lines and reinforce the regime's narrative, based on labelling the protest movement an insurgency.
Today's escape is a further setback for security in the area and for the fight against the insurgency.
Zarqawi was called the "mastermind" of the insurgency in Iraq.
At the same time I think the present government has not really settled down to an extent to formulate and implement an integrated policy against militancy and the rising insurgency.
The attack came hours before Pakistani and Afghan tribal leaders and government representatives began two days of talks about the Taliban insurgency in both countries.
Officials also still not have released any figures for voter turnout, which observers predict may be as low as 10 percent in areas where the Taliban insurgency is active.
As insurgency engulfed the Americans, supply convoys became a favourite target.
The bangs were an act of desperation by a fading insurgency.
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