Job Creation in Afghanistan Designed to Weaken Support for Taliban

Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Paul Brinkley directs a Pentagon task force with the mission of creating jobs in Afghanistan.  The intent is to help the Afghans develop an economy that will eventually provide income for the maintenance of its security forces as well as a functioning government.  Read more about this project in "Job creation will weaken Taliban in Afghanistan, Pentagon official says", The Dallas News, November 16, 2010.