EACH evening, as Army Special Forces troops rise with the moon to stand sentry in this former Taliban stronghold, a lieutenant colonel named Dave sits on the carpeted floor of the Governor's Palace to advise local leaders on the complexities of turning tribal warriors into a civilian-controlled security force respecting the rule of law.
"The armed forces respect journalists and their work," Colonel Ali said.
One such reminder was a delegation of Congressional staff members visiting recently to assess local forces' respect of human rights.
In general, the companies agreed to use their influence to see that their security forces respect human rights.
For example, they will attempt to ensure that people implicated in abuses are not hired as guards and that security forces respect local residents' rights to free assembly and collective bargaining.
"It is vital that Chinese security forces respect the safety of all concerned, use the minimum force needed to keep public order, and fully respect both the monks and bystanders' right to freely practice religion, assemble, and peacefully carry out protests".
Rarely does it seem that they question the validity of respect gained through fear, or forced respect.
General Damiri denied the accusations, saying that there may have been individual errors by security force members but that the Palestinian Authority forces respected human rights.
After a strong security force counter-campaign, the South African détente initiative of December 1974 introduced a ceasefire, which the security forces respected, and the guerrillas ignored.
However, a South African-brokered ceasefire, which the security forces respected and the insurgents ignored, helped the nationalists to win back ground.
