'Saving Afghanistan: An Appeal and Plan for Urgent Action', The Atlantic Council of the United States, 30 January 2008
EXCERPT: "Make no mistake, NATO is not winning in Afghanistan. Unless this
reality is understood and action is taken promptly, the future of
Afghanistan is bleak, with regional and global impact. The purpose of
this paper is to sound the alarm and to propose specific actions that
must be taken now if Afghanistan is to succeed in becoming a secure,
safe and functioning state. On the security side, a stalemate of sorts
has taken hold. nato and Afghan forces cannot be beaten by the
insurgency or by the Taliban. Neither can our forces eliminate the
Taliban by military means as long as they have sanctuary in Pakistan.
Hence, the future of Afghanistan will be determined by progress or
failure in the civil sector."
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