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Haroun Mir

Haroun Mir is the director of Afghanistan's center for research and policy studies.

articles/2010/02/16/the-aftermath-matters-more-than-the-battle/mir-marja-battle_82222_nf47pj

The Aftermath Matters More Than the Battle

Taking Marja militarily is the easy part, Haroun Mir says—the test is convincing Pakistan to deny safe havens to Taliban extremists and whether the Afghan government can ever effectively govern.

Haroun Mir

articles/2009/11/05/the-only-way-to-avoid-chaos-in-afghanistan/mir-karzai_60926_pubftc

The Only Way to Avoid Chaos in Afghanistan

The top of President Karzai's agenda should be embracing his former rival, says Haroun Mir—and establishing a united government. Plus, six ways to fix the Afghan government starting now.

Haroun Mir

articles/2009/10/13/start-from-scratch-in-afghanistan/mir-afghanistan-future_56048_r7l7ym

Start From Scratch in Afghanistan

Obama may have approved a secret surge, but Haroun Mir says what will really help the war-torn country is to scrap its fraudulent elections and create a new interim government.

Haroun Mir

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