The U.S. in Afghanistan: The Longest War

Time by Aryn Baker | Apr. 9, 2009 (Special Report)

... in 2009, the U.S. is still fighting the Taliban, and al-Qaeda operatives are still plotting from Afghanistan. And one part of the region's deadly muddle has gotten worse. In 2001 there were fears that the war in Afghanistan would destabilize Pakistan. (The Pashtun ethnic group, which makes up a large part of the Taliban insurgency, straddles the border between the two countries.) Those fears are now reality; the Pakistani Taliban threatens ... Full Story »

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 by Kaizar Campwala - Apr. 9, 2009

By using the example of a single area in Afghanistan, the reporter brings to light many of the challenges the US and Afghans face in bring stability and security to the country. I didn't find anything in this piece particular novel, but if you want to get a sense of why Afghanistan is a quagmire of its own, this piece is a good start.

“If Afghanistan is sold out again,” he says, “you would be basically giving 60% of the nation into the hands of the people who want to destroy the West. And I can tell you that these young Afghans are ingenious, they are creative and they know how to use computers. I can guarantee you that they will find infiltration routes into the U.S. and Europe within four years. There won’t be another chance for the West to get it right.”

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