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Now as the closure of the large-scale operations in Afghanistan approaches, few people are convinced that these operations have been successful. A certain disillusionment seems to prevail as so often happens when wars come to an end. Has it been worth all these lives (dead or disabled), this destruction, these efforts, all this money? The enthusiasm with which the operations started seem to be as large as the disappointment afterwards.
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Soeters, J. (2013). The Quest for ‘Evidence-Based Soldiering’. In: Kümmel, G., Giegerich, B. (eds) The Armed Forces: Towards a Post-Interventionist Era?. Schriftenreihe des Zentrums für Militärgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr, vol 14. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-01286-1_16
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