Afghanistan: Changing generals in midstream

ffwdweekly.com by Gwynne Dyer | Aug. 26, 2009 (News Analysis)

He could start by understanding that the United States is not fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. It is fighting the entire Pashtun nation, some 30 million people, two-thirds of whom live across the border in Pakistan. That border has never really existed for the Pashtuns, who move freely across it,,, Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Shannon Jewell - Aug 26, 2009 - 2:43 AM PDT
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 by Shannon Jewell - Aug. 26, 2009

This piece digs in to the root causes of the current conflict in Afghanistan both internally and internationally. It encourages thinking about potential solutions to the Afghani/Pakistani tribal wars outside of the current foreign policy-makers' positions, based on a more realistic understanding of the key drivers of the conflict.

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