Hamid Karzai is demanding that all private security contractors disband in four months. We’re joined by Allison Stanger, author of ‘One Nation Under Contract: The Outsourcing of American Power and the Future of Foreign Policy.’
We talk with Ret. Col. Peter Monsoor who worked with Gen. Petraeus in 2007 and 2008. He says that many parts of Petraeus’s approach in Afghanistan are similar to what he did in Iraq.
In Kurdistan: no friends but the mountains … and the US
All week long, we’ve been focusing on Iraq. Now, we turn to Kurdistan, where the view is altogether different from the rest of Iraq. What happens when the U.S. pulls out?
‘Three Cups of Tea’ author urges education in Afghanistan, not war
Later this week, ‘Three Cups of Tea’ author Greg Mortenson returns to Afghanistan. We talk with him in advance of that trip about the long-term solutions for peace and stability in the region.
