Nice –  here we have a picture explaining how Afghanistan works.  Love the title; Afghanistan Stability. Really? 

Betting anything this complicated has missed important details & links in the analysis process, never mind  been “simplified” for discussion purposes.

More probably an explanation of why lines drawn on a map, for a western concept of a country, doesn’t work.   Glad that we learned in Vietnam, and then relearned in Iraq, that nation building doesn’t work.  Apparently warrants further study and investment.

Am also sure we are stimulating the P&L’s of any number of consultants and contractors doing all this analysis, replete with high flying language and expensive programs to help Afghanistan become a <sic> much better place.  Lucky USA is in such good shape so that we can afford this adventure.

Ever tried to straighten out a pile of fishing line that looked like this?  That work out well?