Joshua Foust Discusses Afghanistan’s Potential for Investment on The Alyona Show
Joshua Foust, Fellow at the American Security Project, discusses Afghanistan’s potential for investment on Russia Today’s The Alyona Show.
Read the excerpts below and watch the full video.
Joshua said:
“…[Paul] Brinkley seems to have been successful in at least attracting some investment. He’s been able to get Kate Spade New York to invest [sic] in local Afghan artisans, building trinkets, jewelry, some textiles to then export and sell in their stores. So there’s a possibility of actually creating realistic commercial development here…”
and:
“…this is partly Gen. Petraeus’ idea – this doctrine of counterinsurgency that he helped create – is that: as a counterinsurgent force, you have an obligation to contribute to the economic stabilization of the area where you are doing operations…”
