Plan B in Afghanistan: Why a De Facto Partition Is the Least Bad Option

After so many years of faulty U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, there are no quick, easy, or cost-free ways to escape the current quagmire. Although it has problems, a de facto partition of Afghanistan, in which Washington pursues nation building in the north and counterterrorism in the south, offers...

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Published in:Foreign affairs (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2011-01, Vol.90 (1), p.42-50
Main Author: Blackwill, Robert D.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Afghanistan
Buildings
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Essays
Foreign affairs
Foreign policy
Government corruption
Insurgency
Internal security
Karzai, Hamid
Military doctrines
Military intervention
Military operations
Military strategy
Nation building
National security
Obama, Barack
Partition
Political behavior
Political conditions
Strategic planning
Terrorism
U.S.A
United States foreign relations
War
Warfare
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Summary:After so many years of faulty U.S. policy toward Afghanistan, there are no quick, easy, or cost-free ways to escape the current quagmire. Although it has problems, a de facto partition of Afghanistan, in which Washington pursues nation building in the north and counterterrorism in the south, offers an acceptable fallback.
ISSN:0015-7120
2327-7793