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December 7, 2011

Afghan Exit Is Fraught With Peril

Sedra, Globe and Mail

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After 2014, Afghanistan will almost assuredly be stuck with a bill it can&'t pay - but if it does not keep training and developing the security forces, attrition will quickly decimate NATO's achievements.

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