As President Obama apparently made clear in his late night meeting with President Hamid Karzai, no matter what other progress is made, America and its allies cannot succeed in Afghanistan unless the Afghan government succeeds—and that government is moving in the wrong direction. Until this changes, all other efforts will ultimately be in vain and current levels of international engagement with Afghanistan will become unjustifiable.
今年，在阿富汗问题上，美国阿富汗及北约盟友都取得不错的进展。正在进行的玛利亚行动，逮捕了位于巴基斯坦的巴拉达尔和两名塔利班“影子内阁部长”；近期持续打击亲塔利班的哈卡尼组织等行动，都是在正确的方向上取得的胜利。