Dealing with the Taliban: Former Afghanistan Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad
Intelligence Matters
President Garneand's Unrealistic Demands in Post-War Negotiations
President Garneand was making demands as if he had won the war and was losing the war./nWashington's approach was to not press him as hard as needed for a realistic peace deal./nPresident Garneand insisted on leading the post agreement government until the election, despite it being unrealistic./nNot pressing him hard enough on this issue was harmful to him, his country, and his future.
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