Confusing signals on Afghanistan

With the Obama administration balancing election year with concerns about stability in Afghanistan, the confusion that passes for Washington's Afghanistan policy is very evident. With regional players such as Pakistan, India and Iran and international big powers all jostling to position themselves in the so-called Afghan endgame, the situation can only get more muddied.

The Hindu : Opinion / Editorial : Confusing signals on Afghanistan: " Afghan civilians have borne the worst of more than a decade of war, and they will continue to do as long as that country is viewed more as a geo-strategic piece of real estate rather than as a nation with real people. "