"Soviet" solution in Afghanistan?

[Tristuskhan]

That is a smell of agrarian reform or not?
Now, why this aspect of development was missed until now is a mystery…

Very unlikely, alas. two reasons come to mind:

1/That would hurt the notability in power. Nothing to be done about it: both communist governments in the 80's gave it a try and it was a major factor in the general uprising. I doubt the local men in power are now unable to raise the population against such measures.

2/Alas again, agriculture is a very, very hasardous way to earn one's life in Afghanistan.
Yields are low and likely to remain so (agricultural education would help more than a bit, Afghans are so busy fighting for thirty years that few skilled farmers remain) Commercial agriculture -about making your family live, not just eat- could only be sustained for a short while with massive investment in agrochemicals that would very fast deplete the soil's capacities of recycling organic matter into stable and assimilable nutrients, and boost leaching. Afghanistan is already deforested to the bone and feeding the Sea of Oman with the (comparably) fertile portion of it's land... Leaching is a tremendous problem. To bring back afghan agriculture to life the methods needed would deprive Monsanto, Cargill et al of good profit, hence no funds will be provided, my bet.
Another hazard is mines and various UED. Enough said: if you have no choice but living on the land in such conditions you SHALL sensibly chose cultures that are worth it financially. IE: opium and hemp.

[KukriKhan]

Are the USA and Allies opting for a Soviet Style withdrawing of Afghanistan?

Not in 2010, certainly. But maybe in 2011. In my opinion, it depends on what happens in both A-stan and P-stan between now and next winter.

One thing is for sure: whenever the US + NATO pull out, whether in 2011 or 2021, Osama bin Laden, or his replacement, will declare "VICTORY!!".

[Fragony]

And they would be right