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Dipali Mukhopadhyay

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Dipali Mukhopadhyay is an associate professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University and the author of Warlords, Strongman Governors, and the State in Afghanistan (Cambridge University Press, 2014).

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The Afghan Stag Hunt

Dipali Mukhopadhyay   Mon, Feb 25, 2019, 8:00 AM

The heated debate about the possibility of a U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, prompted by recent negotiations between the U.S. government and the Taliban, has focused understandably on the military value of security assistance.

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The State of State-Building in Afghanistan

Dipali Mukhopadhyay, Omar Sharifi   Wed, Aug 9, 2017, 9:00 AM

At first glance, the Afghan state seems to be badly flailing, if not outright failing. Kabul’s politics are as divisive and paralyzed as at any time since 2001, while the Taliban presence is growing in the countryside. But beneath the turbulent surface, a widespread and abiding commitment to the survival of the Afghan state has emerged that merits recognition and support.