A soldier from the 1st Battalion in the Royal Australian Regiment, serving in Afghanistan, prepares to fire a rocket launcher. Photo: Corporal Jamie OsborneFrom New York Times:
The war in Afghanistan has been so disastrously mismanaged that some NATO allies — eager to shed their commitment — are arguing that it is too late to salvage. We, too, are deeply worried. Anyone who has questions about why it is so important to try should go back and read the story of 17-year-old Shamsia Husseini that was published in The Times on Wednesday.
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