Afghanistan's fortunate choices
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Afghanistan is little in the news these days. Other than occasional stories about Taliban terrorism, fumbles by the Obama national security team, or erratic statements by Afghan President Hamid Karzai (mercifully in the last few months of his term), few headlines receive prominent coverage. Sometimes, no news is good news. Indeed, despite serious missteps by the Obama administration, there is reason to believe that Afghanistan, this central Asian nation that has endured so much suffering, might be emerging from decades of disaster.
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