O deputado inglês Rory Stewart atravessou o Afeganistão a pé após 11/set, falando com cidadãos e com senhores da guerra. Agora, 10 anos depois, ele pergunta: Porque é que o Ocidente e as forças de coligação ainda lá combatem? Ele conta lições de intervenções militares passadas que funcionaram — a Bósnia, por exemplo — e mostra que a humildade e o conhecimento local são as chaves do sucesso.

Está na hora de pôr fim à guerra no Afeganistão

Professor, former Member of Parliament, UK

Flooding Afghanistan with money and soldiers has made things worse, not better. After the initial intervention, two and a half million more girls attended school and mobile phones spread rapidly, but escalating aid and force later fueled corruption and violence. The belief that Afghanistan is an existential threat is exaggerated, and repeated promises of a decisive year never materialized. True progress depends on humility, listening to locals, and matching actions to what really matters.

More Troops, Less Progress: Rethinking Intervention in Afghanistan

Middle East