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March 31, 2009
KHYBER PASS, Afghanistan —
I came to Afghanistan skeptical of American efforts to transform this country. Afghanistan is one of the poorest, least educated and most corrupt nations on earth. It is an infinitely complex and fractured society. It has powerful enemies in Pakistan, Iran....