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America’s mission in Afghanistan

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Download MP3European and American envoys have been discussing a new strategy for Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents have been able to carry out complex and targeted attacks and there have been many allegations of fraud following the Afghan presidential election in August. Marco Werman discusses the fallout from Afghanistan’s contested elections with Rory Stewart, director of Harvard’s Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, and Max Boot of the Council on Foreign Relations.

• BBC coverage of Afghan election
• New York Times: Waning public support for Afghan strategy
• Yaroslav Trofimov’s Wall Street Journal Article