http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/tribal-regions Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:48:45 -0400 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:48:45 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/3/can-the-us-win-the-war-in-afghanistan By David Pierce - Nearly eight years into the war, the security situation in Afghanistan appears to be deteriorating at an increasingly fast past. Areas that were previously secured have been retaken by militants; significant increases in civilian casualties, caused primarily by U.S.-led attacks, have fostered a growing resentment within the civilian population towards U.S. policy in the region; the Afghan government, led by President Hamid Karzai, effectively controls only the capital city of Kabul, while rampant corruption leaves the population disaffected and unenthused; and ongoing challenges continue to grow... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:44 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/3/can-the-us-win-the-war-in-afghanistan