In Afghanistan, the Cost in Sacrifice is High but Must be Paid

 

 

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In Afghanistan, the Cost in Sacrifice is High but Must be Paid

via Brookings: Topics - Human Rights on 6/22/10

Vanda Felbab-Brown writes that, although the world has made a commitment to providing relief from insecurity and instability in Afghanistan, international troops should not be fighting a difficult counterinsurgency there to bring about democracy, human rights and women's liberation. Felbab-Brown explains why the Afghans need to achieve these goals through their own social progress and struggles.

 

 

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