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Afghanistan: A Fruitless War Continues
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Afghanistan: A Fruitless War Continues

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Mar 29, 2017
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Judging by statements from senior Pentagon officers, there is a real possibility of another military “surge” in Afghanistan. If it materializes, the result will prolong a fruitless war and foreclose any political resolution of the underlying conflict.

A few words on the nature of this war. One, from the predominant Afghan perspective, this is a war of Af…

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