Masood Aziz

former diplomat, Afghanistan's Embassy in Washington

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Former diplomat in Afghanistan's Embassy in Washington; founder and Executive Director of the Afghanistan Policy Council, and contributing author to The Silk Roads: Transport and Trade in Greater Central Asia

Masood Aziz on KCRW

Laying out  his strategy for Afghanistan  last March, President Obama called for "agricultural specialists and educators, engineers and lawyers…to develop an economy that isn't…

Afghanistan and the 'Civilian Surge'

Laying out his strategy for Afghanistan last March, President Obama called for "agricultural specialists and educators, engineers and lawyers…to develop an economy that isn't…

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In  last week's speech  on Afghanistan, President Obama barely mentioned the so-called "civilian surge," an essential part of counterinsurgency doctrine.

Afghanistan and the 'Civilian Surge'

In last week's speech on Afghanistan, President Obama barely mentioned the so-called "civilian surge," an essential part of counterinsurgency doctrine.

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