Foreign Policy

Opinion

Afghanistan Field Trip Report VII: The Overall Transition in Afghanistan

May 11, 2012, Vanda Felbab-Brown

The year 2014 will mark a critical juncture in Afghanistan’s future, with the international presence in the country being significantly reduced and circumscribed. Felbab-Brown argues that the onus will then be on the Afghan government to provide for the country's security and its economic development.