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strives to conduct action-oriented research which will influence
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  Jul 21, 2010
Afghan village force: Moving forward
Afghan village force: Moving forward
Recently, there has been a rather tense dialogue between the Afghan government and the U.S. administration on creating a force at the village level, which can help in bringing peace and security. Creating such a force is one of the key pillars of the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan in tackling al Qaeda and the Taliban, an experiment some claim succeeded in Iraq. On the contrary, Afghans are quite worried about this development because of previous experiences and the conviction that such efforts are only short-term solutions and not a real exercise in achieving lasting peace and stability. (Full Artical,file type (Pdf) 120 KB) |
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