Within a year of 9/11, the United States successfully invaded Afghanistan, overthrew the Taliban, installed a moderate and popular government, and established good relations between the country and its neighbors. What was the secret behind this remarkable success? Why is it that Iraq would prove much harder? And how is it that the Taliban is currently making a comeback? These were the issues that Ambassador James Dobbins described in his address to the World Affairs Council on September 15th. (more…)