The Hill News

The best defenses against the threats of terrorism and instability are functional sovereign governments and growing economies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. When local governments lack the capacity to drive economic growth, guarantee security and justice for their citizens, this creates the perfect environment for insurgent groups that thrive on chaos. The administration's approach has yielded results, but as the review recognizes, the question now is how to make the gains sustainable and durable to enable a responsible drawdown of troops and resources.

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