Issues for Congress.

The article discusses issues related to the war in Afghanistan of interest to the U.S. Congress. One issue cited is a reconciliation process under which individuals seeking to rejoin the Afghan society must renounce the al Qaeda group and violence as well as accept the Constitution. An area within the Afghan National Security Forces that Congress can consider is the future requirement for security forces of the Afghan government. The importance of a viable economic strategy for Afghanistan to the success of the counterinsurgency campaign is also cited.