Afghanistan: The Uncertain Impact of a Year of Transition (Anthony H. Cordesman, CSIS)

Previous Burke Chair reports have addressed the fact that it has now been a year since U.S. and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) combat forces formally left Afghanistan. These reports have also addressed the fact that a wide range of indicators warn that the Afghan government and Afghan forces are losing at many levels: politics, governance, economics, security, and popular support.

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