Quote Originally Posted by Sarmatian View Post
Lack of infrastructure and centralised authority makes achieving that even more difficult. Giving their police and army training and modern equipment won't solve those issues.
So building/repairing roads or infrastructure and getting girls back into schools does not count? We cannot force them to keep the democracy but we can provide them with the tools so they at least have a chance.

Security is a big issue so a well sized army is needed to protect the many villages that are exposed to the Taliban. Militant Islam is not an option and, as Afghanistan so far has not broken down in a massive rebellion in favor of Taliban, I assume a majority of the population does not see it as an option either. Sometimes a big gun is indeed needed to fight off the bad guy.


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