Following the recent assassination of the leader of Afghanistan's High Peace Council, Burhanuddin Rabbani, the tension of the ongoing war in Afghanistan only continues. This week marked year 10 of the U.S. led war and the outlook is still bleak. While the government struggles with the deficit and the like at home, its counterparts at NATO are at a loss in Afghanistan. This opinion piece focuses on the negative effects of earnest peace building attempts, and points to several more simple approaches.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-schirch/nato-afghanistan_b_1000027.html
It raises some serious concerns. Check out this article I just read on CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/08/world/asia/afghanistan-tribal-justice/index.html
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