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Anne Applebaum's Foreigners takes a look at what it will take to keep Afghanistan's new government afloat: "We cannot put an end to the factional and inter-ethnic squabbling that have condemned Afghans to war and poverty for two decades. We cannot wave a magic wand and grant [Afghan interim government leader Hamid] Karzai political experience and legitimacy either. We can, however, control the flow of aid money, as the Afghans know. From now on, the equation should be a simple one: You don't cooperate with Karzai's interim government--you don't get food or new roads for your region." 24/12/2001

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