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Top Ten Globalist Features on Afghanistan

Nearly ten years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, how is the country faring?

July 28, 2011

Nearly ten years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, how is the country faring?
1. Why Afghanistan Is Like the Spanish Netherlands (Part I)
When it comes to the United States’ Afghan foray, why is it instructive to recall Don Quixote’s futile quest?

By Michael Vlahos
2. Why Afghanistan Is Like the Spanish Netherlands (Part II)
What lessons can Imperial Spain’s travails in the Netherlands teach the United States about Afghanistan?

By Michael Vlahos
3. Marketplace Globalist Quiz: The United States in Afghanistan
How much does it cost per year to support one U.S. service member deployed to Afghanistan?

By The Globalist
4. Afghanistan’s Arc of Modernization: 1880 to 1978
What lessons can be learned about Afghanistan from the country’s past modernization efforts?

By Paul Fishstein
5. Afghan Women’s Desperate Cry for Help
To what lengths will some Afghan women go to escape misogynistic social customs?

By César Chelala
6. “Defeating the Taliban”: Naïveté and the American Empire
While modern “Rome” is burning, why do U.S. foreign policy elites keep meddling in overseas adventures?

By Stephan Richter
7. Opium-Addicted Children: Paying a Heavy Price for the Afghan War
How can years of war doom generations of children to a miserable life?

By César Chelala
8. Afghanistan for Afghans: The West’s End Game Is Promoting Governance
What is the United States hoping will be the end result of its mission in Afghanistan?

By J.D. Bindenagel
9. Bin Laden and Mullah Omar: No Brothers in Arms
Would the return of the Taliban in Afghanistan really mean the next coming of al Qaeda?

By Arnaud de Borchgrave
10. Why Afghanistan Is Lost
Will 30,000 additional U.S. troops help President Obama turn the tide in Afghanistan?

By Stephan Richter