Because the Taliban’s insurgency is so well financed, the Afghan government must spend enormous sums on war, too. A peace accord would free up funds for basic services, economic development and more.
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In February, the US signed an accord with the Taliban to end the Afghanistan War. Now Taliban insurgents are meeting with the Afghan government – but peace remains an uncertain outcome.
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Professor of Economics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology; Director, Office of Latino/Latin American Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Executive Director, Leonard and Shirley Goldstein Center for Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Social Work, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Management, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Faculty Member in Teacher Education, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director the National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technolology, and Education (NCITE) Center, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Finance, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Goldstein Family Community Chair in Human Rights, University of Nebraska Omaha
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PhD Student in Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Assistant Professor of Public Administration, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Informatics, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
