Why Nation-Building Failed in Afghanistan

Aug 20, 2021 Daron Acemoglu
Although the United States clearly could have done a better job of managing its departure from Afghanistan, the tragedy playing out this month has been 20 years in the making. From the outset, America and its allies embraced – and never reconsidered – a top-down state-building strategy that was always destined to fail.

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