"One of the major problems we have faced in Afghanistan is the mismatch between the theory and the practice of Afghan government. Thanks, in large measure, to the intervention of the West, Afghanistan is, in theory, a centralised-governed country in the model of the classic Western nation state. But, in practice, Afghanistan is what it has always been for the last 1,000 years – a deeply decentralised country based around tribal structures." -- Lord Ashdown, The Independent, 21 October, 2009.
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/paddy-ashdown-afghanistans-future-lies-in-strengthening-its-tribal-structures-not-in-its-corrupt-government-1806249.html
The Times (former) Afghanistan Correspondant, Tim Coghlan, presents an alternative argument on what the West's response should be.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article6882983.ece
To what extent do you agree with the statements made by Lord Ashdown? Tim Coghlan? Explain.
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