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18 August 2010

Afghanistan's Frayed Puzzle

Afghan boy watches a British soldier on patrol. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood (AFGHANISTAN)

An Afghan boy watches a British soldier on patrol in Helmand province

Creating a modern state by agreement in Afghanistan has proven impossible so far, Professor Anatol Lieven argues, and will not succeed this time around, leaving a frail country with de facto divisions between tribal and political rivals as the best case scenario for the future.

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