The prospects for security and political reconciliation in Afghanistan : local, national, and regional perspectives : a workshop report / by Matan Chorev and Jake Sherman.
Chorev, Matan.
Sherman, Jake.
ACKU
Cambridge, Ma. : Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, 2010.
12 p. ; 30 cm.
Afghanistan – Politics and government – 2001-.
Internal security – Afghanistan.
Military assistance – Afghanistan – Evaluation.
Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan – Evaluation.
Internal security – Afghanistan.
Military assistance – Afghanistan – Evaluation.
Humanitarian assistance – Afghanistan – Evaluation.
Pamphlet DS 371.4 .C56 2010
Library of Congress Classification / Monograph
20944 21666
“May 2010”.
Summary: “The prospects for security and political reconciliation in Afghanistan in the near future are bleak. Nevertheless, the international community can play a role in shaping a sustainable Afghan-led process. In the short term, this effort will require (1) recognition of inherent tensions in the current U.S. strategy as well as within the regional geopolitical environment; (2) clarity about how overwhelmingly U.S.-led coalition military operations and the mendicant aid economy influence key stakeholders’ incentives; and (3) a focus on using eight years of painful lessons learned to guide future policy”—(p. 10).