Afghan President Obama meeting with President Obama in U.S. this week . Emphasizing good governance , not sacrificing it to short-term military expediencies by embracing thuggish government officials , is as important as leaving Afghanistan in a measured and unrushed way -- one that does n't jeopardize the fledgling institutional and security capacity that the country has managed to build up . Felbab-Brown : jihadists politics are corrupt ; army not ready for 2014 troop pullout . She says The Afghan National Security Forces , insurgents , splintered army , corrupt officials are all jockeying for power . Washington needs to commit to helping Afghan security , she says , and insist corruption be wiped out .
Afghan President Obama meeting with President Obama in U.S. this week . Felbab-Brown : jihadists politics are corrupt ; army not ready for 2014 troop pullout . She says The Afghan National Security Forces , insurgents , splintered army , corrupt officials are all jockeying for power . Washington needs to commit to helping Afghan security , she says , and insist corruption be wiped out .