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Hamid Karzai

Karzai and 22,000 Villages

A military surge will not win Afghanistan. Karzai and his corrupt clan have failed the Afghan people. Former presidential candidate Ghani shows us a way out: counterinsurgency economics.

A Tale of Three Cities

Despite the obvious obstacles, the signs of democracy are encouraging in Kabul, Beirut and Cairo.

How to Nation-Build

Ten simple rules from our experience in Afghanistan.

Commentary

Afghanistan's Troubled Transition

The gains are precarious and the challenges great.

Karzai's Balancing Act

The Afghan president's perorations are motivated by domestic concerns.

Get the Deal or Get Out of Afghanistan

There is simply no justification for having a single American killed or wounded on the Afghan battlefield if all is certain to come to naught in a year’s time or less.

Blogs

Groundhog Day in Afghanistan

Bloody insurgent attacks. Grisly and embarrasing American mistakes. Washington is reliving the same story over and over again. 

When Are Gains in Wartime Durable and Irreversible?

Acknowledging reality is not tantamount to surrender. The U.S. must learn when to walk away.

United States to Iran: “Step Aside, Please”

The idea that Iran doesn't have a stake in Afghanistan and the United States does is absurd.

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June 20, 2013