A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft flies over Afghanistan on Nov. 12, 2008. The aircraft is assigned to the 75th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, U.S. Air Force. (Released)From The Washington Post:
Seven years ago in Bonn, Germany, Afghan political representatives reached an agreement under U.N. auspices to rebuild their country on the ruins of the Taliban regime. Some called the conclusion of that agreement, with just weeks of preparation and only 10 days of negotiations, a diplomatic miracle. On some levels it was. But the deal was reached hastily, by people who did not adequately represent all key constituencies in Afghanistan, and it ignored some core political issues. As I said publicly then, any progress achieved remains unsustainable until the most difficult questions are confronted. And today, Afghanistan faces serious troubles.
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