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The Dilemma of Afghanistan: In Search of a Solution

Amir Madani | Posted 05.25.2011

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Amir Madani

The clearest lesson of the 9/11 attacks was that global security cannot be disentangled from security in the world's ungoverned spaces, ranging from Afghanistan to Somalia.

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Mikhail Gorbachev Supports US Withdrawal From Afghanistan (Video)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Mikhail Gorbachev supports a troop withdrawal from Afghanistan. The former president of the Soviet Union spoke to CNN's John King Sunday on State Of ...

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The Soviet Occupation of Afghanistan Through CIA Eyes: Lessons for the United States Today

Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bennett Ramberg, Ph.D.

History suggests that when internal political dysfunction overwhelms external attempts at stabilization, getting out sooner rather than later is in the best interest of an occupying power.

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