Baz Ratner / Reuters - An Afghan army soldier holds a pressure plate used to detonate an explosive device in southern Afghanistan April 26, 2012.
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One Year Later: Al Qaeda in Afghanistan after Bin Laden
April 27, 2012, Michael E. O'Hanlon
In the year since al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by U.S. special operations forces, the situation in Afghanistan has shifted. Michael O’Hanlon says the focus now needs to be on ensuring that positive trends in the Afghan military and government continue.