Afghanistan's Heart and Minds

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In The Media

Afghanistan's Heart and Minds

The recent shooting by a rogue American soldier puts the U.S. mission in Afghanistan in danger, and has raised new questions about the pace of the American transition.

By Stephen Tankel

Published on Mar 13, 2012

Source: WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show

Recently, a lone American soldier went rogue in Afghanistan and killed sixteen civilians. Speaking on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show, Stephen Tankel discussed the consequences of this attack on the U.S. mission in Afghanistan, particularly in the context of the Obama Administration's renewed debate over the pace of the transition. Tankel noted the importance of weighing U.S. responsibility to the nation of Afghanistan and the merits of continuing the war.

This discussion was originally broadcast on The Brian Lehrer Show.

About the Author

Stephen Tankel

Former Nonresident Scholar, South Asia Program

Tankel was a nonresident scholar at the Carnegie Endowment, where his research focuses on insurgency, terrorism, and the evolution of nonstate armed groups.

Recent Work

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Security Military Foreign Policy North America United States South Asia Afghanistan

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