NATO chief warns Afghans may switch allegiance to Taliban « Thread Started on Oct 9, 2006, 12:03am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------NATO chief warns Afghans may switch allegiance to Taliban POSTED: 1945 GMT (0345 HKT), October 8, 2006 read at source: http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiap ... .htmlKABUL, Afghanistan (CNN) -- The commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said Sunday he "would understand" if many Afghans switched their allegiance back to the Taliban due to the failure of international forces to deliver needed improvements.Speaking a day after the fifth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-led war that toppled the Taliban regime, British Gen. David Richards, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force, also repeated his call for more troops.