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To contain a growing, increasingly confident insurgency as NATO troops withdraw, Afghanistan needs continued international support, including military, and the new government in Kabul will need to reinvigorate the state’s commitment to the rule of law.
 

Crisis Group's Senior Afganistan Analyst Graeme Smith looks at the ways the Taliban are changing as foreign troops prepare to leave the country.

Crisis Group's Senior Afghanistan Analyst Graeme Smith discusses the country's security forces and their readiness to fight on their own.

As the last foreign troops prepare to leave Afghanistan, Senior Analyst Graeme Smith evaluates the security situation on the ground.
 

Graeme Smith, Senior Analyst for Afghanistan, discusses how a drop-off in foreign aid will affect Afghanistan's security.
 

Graeme Smith, Senior Analyst for Afghanistan, discusses the economic challenges Afghanistan faces as the last foreign troops prepare to leave.

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