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President Obama’s decision to send additional troops to Afghanistan reflects the critical juncture reached by NATO and its partners, including the Afghan Government, in this eight-year engagement.   The international community has rallied to the cause with increased troop commitments.  This January in London, seventy-five nations agreed to help support the Afghan government’s development and governance goals. In Afghanistan, Afghan security forces demonstrated their growing capacity by handling—without ISAF assistance—a recent series of insurgent attacks in Kabul and in planning a major offensive in Helmand with their ISAF partners.  This coalescing of international community and Afghan commitment represents the strongest joint front yet assembled to turn the corner in...