Good catch Bill. I'm sure Sarah Chayes has featured on SWC before.

Parochial interlude:
Meanwhile, northern Helmand is already
re-infested with Taliban, according to both residents and U.S. military personnel.
I hope we don't get hung up in one last effort, as indicated here:
But how to get to zero U.S. troops after 2014 without leaving a black hole behind? How to get to zero responsibly, honoring the efforts and losses of so many, and preserving some potential for the Afghan people and for regional security? The obligation the United States engaged by intervening in the first place – and the historical memory in that region of the U.S. just leaving -- imposes one last effort to think that through.