Paratrooper Pvt. Chris Jones from Dublin, Ireland, patrols in Kandahar, Afghanistan on June 21, 2008 (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
The escalating war in Afghanistan
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A new report from the U.S. Institute of Peace says better training of troops and police, cultivation of local leaders, and fighting corruption will be the keys to stability in Afghanistan.
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Seth Jones: Political Scientist, RAND Corporation. Report co-author for the U.S. Institute of Peace. Adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
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