U.S., Europe look at new tactics in Afghanistan

NATO and the Bush administration are quietly re-evaluating how to rid Afghanistan of the Taliban and increase the Kabul government's control over more of the country.

Guests

• Julianne Smith: Director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
• C. Christine Fair: Senior political scientist for the Rand Corporation. She's also the author of a report on Afghan suicide bombers, prepared while she was on temporary assignment with the United Nations.

More from MPR

• The U.S. and the U.N.
  October 19, 2007
• The forgotten war?
  October 12, 2007
• The rise of the Taliban threat in Afghanistan
  August 6, 2007

Resources

• Julianne Smith's Web site
• Christine Fair's report on suicide bombers in Afghanistan