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. On the one hand, the armed conflict in ... ... presence, but also due to the greater 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 2014, this hope was fuelled by the successful ...