Ahmed Rashid

Ahmed Rashid: The five things that must go right for Afghanistan to prosper

And why you shouldn't bet on any of them

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issue 14 December 2013

 Lahore

 
‘Plenty of bubble-wrap, elves. People love to pop it…’

From Washington to Kabul and in every capital in between, governments, armies, intelligence agencies and the media are asking what will happen in Afghanistan next year when the US and Nato finally leave after 12 years fighting a war they did not win.

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