Afghanistan Eight Years On

Eight years after the initial invasion of Afghanistan by U.S. forces, the Obama administration is still grappling with questions regarding America's strategic interests in Afghanistan and the best strategy for addressing the threat of terrorism and regional instability in South Asia. In recent weeks, the leaking of a resource-intensive counterinsurgency strategy review produced by General Stanley McChrystal, Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has prompted a reassessment of core assumptions about Afghanistan and sparked an intense debate about the future of Afghanistan policy -- both in the White House and across the country. The prospect of a runoff in the country's disputed presidential election has further complicated policymakers' options.

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[inayet]

I was interviewed for a position with Afghanistan's Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG), and was not offered the position. I guess I was not favored by Karzai. Lol.

I am an Afghan-American with a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs (UCD SPA). I still want to return to Afghanistan to become involved with strengthening and improving provincial governance.