Christopher D Kolenda
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Colonel (Ret.) Christopher D. Kolenda, Ph.D., a former battalion commander and senior adviser to three 4-star commanders in Afghanistan, fought the Taliban as a commander in combat and has engaged them in high-level diplomacy.
The Final Showdown Nearing? U.S. Talks with...
The first direct talks among the main parties to the conflict – the Afghan government, Taliban, and the United States – are in violent agreement about the need for a peace process. Unless the United States withdraws, the Taliban will be unable to gain an outright victory as they did in 1996.