BUILT TO FAIL Despite vows the U.S. wouldn’t get mired in ‘nation-building,’ it’s wasted billions doing just that

Posted on by Mr. Lakhaney

Instead of bringing stability and peace, they said, the United States inadvertently built a corrupt, dysfunctional Afghan government that remains dependent on U.S. military power for its survival. Assuming it does not collapse, U.S. officials have said it will need billions more dollars in aid annually, for decades.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/investigations/afghanistan-papers/afghanistan-war-nation-building/

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