1.0 link 83921 <![CDATA[Study: Afghanistan Could Turn Into A Failed State]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/29/study-afghanistan-could-t_n_83921.html WASHINGTON &mdash; Afghanistan risks sliding into a failed state and becoming the "forgotten war" because of deteriorating international support and a growing violent insurgency, according to an independent study.

The assessment, co-chaired by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones and former U.N. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, serves as a warning to the Bush administration at a time military and congressional officials are debating how best to juggle stretched warfighting resources.

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