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Ten years after the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan, public support for the U.S. mission there continues to be uneven, while Afghanistan itself remains far from stable—this, as the Obama administration continues with plans to begin troop withdrawals by the end of 2014. Brookings experts continue to assess and debate many of the issues related to the war in Afghanistan. 

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Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan, by William Dalrymple

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Battle for Afghanistan: Lessons from the First Anglo-Afghan War

April 24, 2013

On April 24, the Brookings Institution hosted noted historian and journalist William Dalrymple for a discussion on current day Afghanistan and lessons learned from the British experience in Afghanistan, as detailed in his new book, Return of a King; Battle for Afghanistan.

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