The Political Crisis in Afghanistan and its Implications for Russia

The United States and NATO are withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan, leaving the country in a difficult, albeit not entirely hopeless situation.... ... legitimacy of the new administration (compared with that of Hamid Karzai) as a result of the elections and further state building. AP Photo Kabul election rally, 2014 Until July... ... is very ineffectual for many reasons, but partly because it is overly centralized). Russia’s Interests and Position Reuters/Abdul Malik Watanya An Afghan policeman...