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Politics of Afghanistan

Karzai and 22,000 Villages

Ashraf Ghani | Dec 18, 2009
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

John R. Thomson | Sep 01, 2005
Despite the obvious obstacles, the signs of democracy are encouraging in Kabul, Beirut and Cairo.

How to Nation-Build

Zalmay Khalilzad | Jun 01, 2005
Ten simple rules from our experience in Afghanistan.

Commentary

With Friends Like These

Anthony Cordesman | Nov 16, 2010
Karzai and company have become almost as serious a problem as the Taliban.

The Peace Jirga

Richard Weitz | Jun 04, 2010
Karzai’s big confab isn’t likely to solve anything.

Unjust War

Doug Bandow | Dec 22, 2009
The situation of women in Afghanistan, though horrid, does not warrant more years of costly conflict.
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