Rebuilding Nations: A Policy Analysis of Post-War Afghanistan and Iraq

... many challenges on the way to sustainable reconstruction. Policy Suggestions for Afghanistan A sound approach towards Afghanistan's reconstruction must be tailored to the country's special circumstances along with embracing appropriate lessons from the Iraqi process. Short-term stability, medium-term governance reforms, and long-term sustainability should be the targets of policy suggestions so that state-building processes progress steadily and smoothly ahead. Short term-wise, Afghanistan must focus on wide-based political dialogue so as to develop stability. It is necessary to have contact with different political and ...