| ID | 135198 |
| Title Proper | Good war |
| Other Title Information | what went wrong in Afghanistan, and how to make it right |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Tomsen, Peter |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In the concluding pages of his fascinating memoir, War Comes to Garmser, Carter Malkasian, a Pashto-speaking U.S. diplomat who was stationed in a volatile region of Afghanistan in 2009–11, voices a fear shared by many of the Westerners who have participated in the Afghan war during the past 13 years: "The most frustrating thing about leaving Garmser in July 2011 and now watching it from afar is that I cannot be certain that the [Afghan] government will be able to stand on its own. ... The British and the Marines had put the government in a better position to survive than it had enjoyed in the past. What they had not done was create a situation in which the government was sure to win future battles against Taliban [fighters] coming out of Pakistan." |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Affair Vol.93, No.6; Nov-Dec.2014: p.47-55 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Affairs Vol: 93 No 6 |
| Standard Number | United States – US |