Afghanistan’s Future: Civil War or Soccer Rivalry?
Thousands of young men are hoping to play in next month's Premier League
By James M. Dorsey
Soccer symbolizes Afghanistan’s choices coming full circle as US forces prepare to withdraw from the Central Asian nation more than a decade after they invaded it.
Back in late 2001 and early 2002, US troops fresh from overthrowing the Taliban viewed soccer balls an…
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