Soviet Lessons from Afghanistan
By MIKHAIL GORBACHEV
Published: February 4, 2010
Cross Post from The New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/opinion/05iht-edgorbachev.html?pagewanted=1
Afghanistan is in turmoil, with tensions rising and people dying every day. Many of them — including women, children and the elderly — have nothing in common with terrorists or militants.
The government is losing control of its territory: of the 34 provinces, the Taliban [...]
