Flipping the Taliban - How to Win in Afghanistan - Foreign Affairs

Summary -- The deployment of more U.S. troops to Afghanistan is necessary to tip the balance of power against the Taliban. But this military "surge" must be accompanied with a political one designed to persuade insurgents to give up their fight. Flipping the Taliban
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