Are U.S. efforts spread too thin to succeed in Afghanistan?

890 views · Published 14 August 2014 · 7:10 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: PBS NewsHour · 2014 · People & Blogs

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James Dobbins has just ended his second stint as the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan. He joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner for a conversation about the consequences of the deadlocked election in Afghanistan, the looming drawdown of American troops and lessons from the Iraq war and other conflicts in the Middle East.

Read the story here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/veteran-diplomat-talks-hurdles-enacting-stable-political-leadership-afghanistan/

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