Will Afghanistan, which has been at war since 1978'"thirty-four years, or a period longer than the two world wars and the intervening years combined'"finally see a minimal kind of peace before American forces leave next year? Can the United States focus enough diplomatic energy to help generate a cease-fire and a political deal between Kabul, Islamabad, and the Taliban? Can America and its allies satisfy the wider region that includes Iran, Central Asia, India, China, and Russia, so that they do not start undermining Afghanistan's still uncertain future?