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NATO's Undue Optimism on Afghanistan

May 17, 2012, Ronald E. Neumann and Michael E. O'Hanlon

In America's longest war, there is some good news: Afghanistan's army and police are improving substantially. As NATO leaders meet this weekend to discuss the future of the allied effort, Michael O'Hanlon and Ronald Neumann urge officials to make clear that there is no binding plan to significantly reduce Afghan security forces in the near term.

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