Troops, Reforms, Regional Role Define Afghanistan Plan
U.S. Officials Brief at USIP to Fill in Details of Trump Announcement
Wednesday, August 23, 2017 / By: USIP Staff
Along with military pressure to coax the Taliban into a peace process, the new U.S. plan for Afghanistan will support government reforms such as tackling corruption, economic development to make the country less dependent on foreign aid and diplomacy to persuade Pakistan to help—rather than hurt—the cause, top U.S. officials said in a briefing at the U.S. Institute of Peace today.
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