Working toward a stable Afghanistan.

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Washington Pulse - Brief Article

The United States wants the current Afghan political experiment to succeed, said Douglas J. Feith, under secretary of defense for policy. "We want it to establish its authority throughout the country," he said during a meeting with reporters. "There are extremely difficult questions concerning what is the proper relationship between the central government and regional powers, and this is a problem that goes back a long way in Afghan history."

Right now, he said, the United...