A U.S. Army soldier searches for enemy movement during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren LopezEncouraging Signs in Afghanistan -- Wall Street Journal
What if the West's war in Afghanistan is in the process of being won? It has become standard practice to presume that this isn't possible and that immersion in a quagmire followed by ignominious retreat is guaranteed.
Much of the discussion among policy makers and commentators has priced in a debilitating stalemate or defeat. But what if these presumptions turn out to be plain wrong?
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British PM visits troops in southern Afghanistan -- Yahoo News/AP
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NATO chief calls for Czech military boost in Afghanistan -- AFP
In Afghanistan, NATO Denounces an Ally -- Wall Street Journal
Afghan Drug Trade Complicates U.S. Task in Marjah -- Time Magazine
New Afghan Chief in Marja Has Criminal Record -- New York Times
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Report warns of overwork, low morale at U.S. Embassy in Afghanistan -- CNN
IG report on Embassy Kabul finds serious challenges -- Politico
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