U.S. Marines, village elders and local Afghan government officials enjoy a traditional Afghan meal after meeting to discuss governance, security and stability in Musa Qal’ah, Afghanistan, Nov. 29, 2012. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mark Garcia
Army Commanders Warn On Afghan Withdrawal: Forces At 'Bare Minimum' -- Aol Defense
ARMY AND NAVY CLUB, WASHINGTON: "The biggest concern of my great Afghan security force partners is abandonment," said Maj. Gen. James Huggins. "We have invested a great deal [in Afghanistan] for a long time," he said, "[but] the Afghans have done it three times longer than us."
Speaking at an event this morning organized by the Institute for the Study of War (click here for video), Huggins recalled a conversation over chai with a veteran of the 1980s war against the Soviets, now a local governor. "Do you know why the Taliban come into power?" the old warrior asked him. "Because you left us too quickly after the Soviets withdrew."
Not long after, Huggins said, the governor was killed by insurgents.
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Al Qaeda battle in Afghanistan to stretch for years: U.S. -- Reuters
Pakistan 'walking the talk' on peace in Afghanistan -- The Guardian
The Bank Bust That Nearly Took Down Afghanistan -- Time
Afghanistan: the Mad Max war -- Andrew Rule, Herald Sun
Meet the Think Tankers Advising the U.S. Military in Kabul -- Gant Daily
How to fight in Afghanistan with fewer U.S. troops -- David Barno and Matthew Irvine, Washington Post
Why the United States Might Never Leave Afghanistan -- Malou Innocent, Cato & Liberty
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