Schizophrenia

After almost 10 years of war, the Dutch ISAF troops make their final patrols in the Baluchi Valley in Chora. The harvest season has come to an end and the insurgents are increasing their power through suicide bombers and IED's, Dutch politics force them to leave this country which is still unstable and lives its life in a political and social split.

The base of Mirwais still carries out daily patrols in Ali Shirzai, Nyazi and the White Compound in order to win the hearts and minds of the local population and to teach the ANP (Afghan National Police) and ANA (Afghan National Army) new strategies to cope with the increasing Taliban threat in the region.

The war is not coming to an end while the Americans and Australians are taking over control. The population becomes schizophrenic. If it chooses the side of the ISAF Coalition Forces, they risk the chance of being threatened or worse by the Taliban. If it chooses the other side, however, they are chased after as cooperating with the insurgents by these Coalition Forces. To be neutral is hardly an option in this devastated country which is at war for ages.

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