Civilians Train in ‘Afghan City’ in the Midwest - nytimes

Nobody here calls this nation-building — the Obama administration’s new strategy for Afghanistan studiously avoids that term — but it is certainly a crash course in helping to rebuild a damaged society. And it supports the ambitious civilian effort laid out in the president’s approach. - Civilians Train in ‘Afghan City’ in the Midwest

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