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KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - SEPTEMBER 10: The largest Afghan flag is seen during an inauguration ceremony of Wazir Akbar Khan hill in Kabul on September 10, 2014. Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj raised the largest Afghan flag in Kabul as Sushma Swaraj announced a one million dollar donation to build a park on Wazir Akbar Khan hill. (Photo by Haroon Sabawoon/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) -
Afghan security personnel gather at the scene after a suicide car bomb attack in Puli Mahmood Khan neighbourhood in Kabul on April 19, 2016. A powerful Taliban car bomb followed by a fierce firefight left many people dead or wounded in Kabul April 19, the Afghan president said, a week after the insurgents launched their annual spring offensive. / AFP / WAKIL KOHSAR (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Afghan security personnel stand at the scene of a suicide attack by Taliban militants on the Afghan parliament building in Kabul on June 22, 2015.Taliban militants attacked the Afghan parliament on June 22, with gunfire and explosions rocking the building, sending lawmakers running for cover in chaotic scenes relayed live on television.The insurgents tried to storm the complex after triggering a car bomb but were repelled and have taken position in a partially-constructed building nearby, officials said about the ongoing attack. All MPs were safely evacuated after the attack, which came as the Afghan president's nominee for the crucial post of defence minister was to be introduced in parliament. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images)
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Can Afghanistan Survive September?
Despite its flaws and with a stronger commitment from all stakeholders, the National Unity Government is Afghanistan's best bet for political stability.
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Afghan security forces and residents inspect the site of a powerful truck bomb explosion in Kabul on August 7, 2015. A powerful truck bomb killed at least seven people and wounded more than 100 others, officials said, the first major attack in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death. AFP PHOTO / Wakil Kohsar (Photo credit should read WAKIL KOHSAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
In this photograph taken on October 8, 2015, Afghan security forces stand guard at the main gate of the prison (on which it is written "General Directorate of Prison Centre of Kunduz Province) after retaking Kunduz from the Taliban, in Kunduz. Thirty-three people are still missing five days after a US air strike on an Afghan hospital, Doctors Without Borders warned, sparking fears the death toll could rise significantly. AFP PHOTO / Nasir WAQIF (Photo credit should read NASIR WAQIF/AFP/Getty Images) -
TOPSHOT - In this photograph taken on February 17, 2016, a member of the Afghan security forces patrols after an operation against Islamic State (IS) militants in Achin district in Nangarhar province. Security forces launched anti-militant operations on February 12, in Achin district, killing at least 46 armed insurgents and wounding 20 others, army commander General Zaman Waziri said. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah SHIRZADA / AFP / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read NOORULLAH SHIRZADA/AFP/Getty Images) -
A Pakistani tribesperson is pictured along a shuttered market in Miranshah in North Waziristan, a stronghold for Taliban and Al-Qaeda-linked militants near the border with Afghanistan, on June 15, 2014, during a curfew imposed by authorities. Pakistani fighter jets launched air strikes early June 15 against militant hideouts in the country's troubled northwest, killing more than 50 insurgents, the Pakistan military said. AFP PHOTO/STR (Photo credit should read STR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers patrol during a curfew in Srinagar on February 11, 2015. Separatist groups opposed to Indian rule in the Himalayan region called for a two-day strike on February 9 and 11 to press their demand for the return of the remains of Kashmiri Muslim separatists Mohammed Afzal Guru and Maqbool Bhat, a founder of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), from a prison in Delhi. The February 11, 1984 anniversary of the hanging of Bhat is usually marked by attempts to organise rallies and a general strike. AFP PHOTO / ROUF BHAT (Photo credit should read ROUF BHAT/AFP/Getty Images)
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Afghan former Taliban fighters are photographed holding weapons before they hand them over as part of a government peace and reconciliation process at a ceremony in Jalalabad on February 8, 2015. Over twenty former Taliban fighters from Achin district of Nangarhar province handed over weapons as part of a peace reconciliation program. AFP PHOTO / Noorullah Shirzada (Photo credit should read Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images) -
US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Afghan presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani (R) and Abdullah Abdullah (C) arrive for a joint press conference in Kabul on July 12, 2014. US Secretary of State John Kerry on July 12 held a second day of talks with Afghanistan's feuding presidential hopefuls, seeking a deal to "clean up the tally" after disputed elections. AFP PHOTO / POOL / JIM BOURG (Photo credit should read JIM BOURG/AFP/Getty Images) -
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif (R) walks with India's new Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting in New Delhi on May 27, 2014. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif for landmark talks in New Delhi May 27 in a bid to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images) -
A Indian student looks from behind a poster with pictures of recently killed Bangladeshi bloggers during a protest meeting organised to pay homage in Kolkata on May 16, 2015. The recent series of attacks on bloggers in Bangladesh, with the latest victim Ananta Bijoy Das mowed down by killers, is claimed to be Islamic fundamentalists affiliated to various militant groups. These groups have targeted bloggers for their secular views on the internet over the last few years. AFP PHOTO/ Dibyangshu Sarkar (Photo credit should read DIBYANGSHU SARKAR/AFP/Getty Images) -
Karachi, PAKISTAN: Pakistani shoppers examine goods at a crowded electronics market in Karachi, 16 May 2007, on the third day after bloody clashes in the southern port city. Pakistani authorities have banned gatherings of more than five people in Karachi amid continuing violence over the suspension of the country's top judge which has left nearly 40 people dead. AFP PHOTO/Asif HASSAN (Photo credit should read ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images) Squandered Progress in Pakistan
Encouraging things are happening in Pakistan, but an enabling environment for extremism and other problems within society threaten this very real progress.
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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers walk through Dand-e-Ghori district in Baghlan province on March 15, 2016, following weeks of heavy battles to recapture the area from Taliban militants. Afghan security forces claim to have flushed out the Taliban from Dand-e-Ghori, a volatile district in northern Baghlan province after a military operation. / AFP / SHAH MARAI (Photo credit should read SHAH MARAI/AFP/Getty Images)
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