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Afghanistan risks sliding into a failed state and becoming the “forgotten war” because of deteriorating international support and a growing, violent insurgency, according to an independent study.
The assessment, co-chaired by retired Marine Corps Gen. James Jones and former UN Ambassador Thomas Pickering, makes nearly three dozen recommendations, including increasing NATO forces and military equipment, establishing a special envoy to coordinate all U.S. policy on Afghanistan and championing a multination strategy to stabilize the country in five years.
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Page compiled from Tribune news services
