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12 May 2010

For nearly a decade, the Afghan military has been promoted as the cornerstone of counterinsurgency in the country. Billed as a rare success story in a conflict with few bright spots, the Afghan armed forces will undoubtedly prove pivotal to stabilising Afghanistan. Yet nine years after the fall of the Taliban, there appears to be little agreement between the government of President Hamid Karzai and its international backers on what kind of army the country needs, how to build it or which elements of the insurgency the Afghan army should be fighting.

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Author International Crisis Group
Series Crisis Group Asia Reports
Issue 190
Publisher International Crisis Group (ICG)
Copyright © 2010 International Crisis Group (Crisis Group)
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