STOCKHOLM – On a recent visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan, I could not fail to notice the increasingly frequent international calls for an “endgame” in Afghanistan. But an endgame for that country is a dangerous illusion: the game will not end, and neither will history.
斯托克霍姆—在最近对阿富汗和巴基斯坦的访问中，一件令我不得不关注的事情是国际社会越来越频繁的“结束”阿富汗的声音。但阿富汗的结束是危险的幻象：阿富汗大戏不会终结，历史也不会终结。唯一会终结的东西是世界对阿富汗的关注和参与，而这将导致灾难性后果。