Author & Afghan expert Ann Marlowe has published several informative pieces on the situation inside Afghanistan, from a ground view: "Fighting a Smarter War in Afghanistan"; "Afghanistan's Economy Blooms"; "Smarter Than a Surge: What Afghanistan Really Needs". She acutely assess the situation and finds many ways that our effort can be improved there, identifying major mistakes along the way (such as supporting Hamid Karzai after his fraudulent re-election, and failing to gather enough pertinent information to leverage our presence. All three articles I highly recommend to LFTC readers. (Our Afghanistan Ambassador expressed similar views in diplomatic cables, according to the New York Times.)
There are more articles on Afghanistan and other topics at Ann Marlowe's website.
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