Ten Years Gone: The Unraveling of Afghanistan - Bruce Riedel

The war in Afghanistan began ten years ago, but it has been transformed in the last two weeks. Hopes of a peaceful reconciliation among Afghans have been brutally dashed, and the enduring rivalry between India and Pakistan has been imported into the conflict like never before. - Ten Years Gone: The Unraveling of Afghanistan - Bruce Riedel
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