How the end of US-led combat operations shapes Afghanistan’s future will affect the security of countries nearby and beyond. Here the most important question is whether the fate of Afghanistan, which was created as a buffer between Czarist Russia and British India, will be –&#160;or should be – different from that of Iraq and Libya (two other imperial creations where the US has intervened militarily in recent years).
如何结束以美国为首的作战行动既决定阿富汗的未来也影响周边及其他国家的安全局势。此处最重要的问题是曾扮演沙俄及英属印度间缓冲地带的阿富汗的命运会不会（或该不该）与伊拉克和利比亚（近年来美国干预的另外两个帝国产物）的命运有任何不同。