Its complex nature could contribute to the destabilization of both countries.
A Western intervention in Syria would not be as clean or effective as some believe.
With international forces withdrawing, attacks against Afghans have increased in number and in quality.
The Afghan Taliban's position in a post-NATO Afghanistan could influence their Pakistani counterparts' insurgency.
The end of the Afghan president's leadership is complicating already tenuous negotiations with the Taliban.
We have lived in the post-Cold War world since 1991. We are now entering a new period.
For the first time since the country's independence, a democratically elected government completed a full term.
This is an internal Stratfor document listing significant meetings and events for the next week.
The country's rugged terrain has allowed Afghans to resist more powerful forces for centuries.
