Hardly an "Awakening," but you have to start somewhere and you have to capitalize on this and show other villages that it can be done.
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html?hpt=Sbin
http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html?hpt=Sbin
Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) -- Villagers in eastern Afghanistan repelled an insurgent attack Tuesday, an incident that left an Afghan civilian and "numerous" Taliban dead, the NATO-led command said.
The incident took place in Ghazni province, where Taliban fighters tried to attack the village of Aalai Shahea. After unsuccessful attempts to overpower the village, they were "met with effective resistance" by its residents and quickly left the scene, NATO's International Security Assistance Force said in a statement.