Maybe the Kandaharis should get up a petition too

Revised Google translation:

Afghans ask the Dutch to stay

Residents of the Afghan province of Uruzgan in March filed a petition to the Netherlands. In this appeal tribal leaders and village elders of the province asked the Netherlands not to withdraw its soldiers stationed there with the international security force...

Original, via Tony. Earlier:

Afstan: Prime Minister as, er, brave (or is that principled?) as his Dutch counterpart?