The winner takes all in Afghanistan

The winner takes all in Afghanistan

The main plot in Afghanistan is about the expansion of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization into Central Asia, and reconciliation with the Taliban is arguably the only option available to keep open-ended NATO's military presence in Central Asia without having to fight a futile war. The ascendancy of malleable Islamist forces also has its uses for the US's containment strategy towards China. - M K Bhadrakumar (Feb 12, '10)

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