Afghanistan’s future hangs in the balance as its weak national government struggles to maintain support and legitimacy in the face of a widening insurgency, warlords, the heroin trade, and a disappointed populace. Across an arc extending from Afghanistan to East Africa, violence now also surges in Iraq, Lebanon, Somalia, and beyond, to Sudan’s Darfur region.
在叛乱规模越来越大、军阀越来越多、海洛因贸易猖獗、人民大失所望的情况下，阿富汗虚弱的国民政府拼命想要维持自身的合法性和民众的支持，阿富汗国内局势摇摇欲坠。从阿富汗到东非一线，战火在伊拉克、黎巴嫩、索马里甚至苏丹的达尔富尔地区肆虐燃烧。