The Afghan crisis, despite the measures taken by the international community to resolve it, remains one of the complex challenges affecting regional and international security. The U.S. counterterrorism campaign in Afghanistan, which has been underway since 2001, has failed to bring the long-awaited peace to that country. The planned withdrawal of NATO/ISAF coalition forces from Afghanistan in 2014 not only raises justified concerns among Afghanistan's immediate neighbors and major powers but also threatens their national security. In this regard, an analysis of the existing problems and prospects for a settlement in Afghanistan-as well as the influence on it of the policies of the United States, Pakistan, Iran, China, India, Russia, and the countries of Central Asia, along with the activities of the UN, NATO, and the SCO-is both interesting and scientifically sound.
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