Afghanistan, 2014: This is the year of the poisoned adieu, the lament about failure. No matter how much has been done, there's bound to be trouble ahead in Afghanistan. Security remains an issue, corruption hasn't been tamed even a little, and the country, it often seems, could easily go sideways. But many who live and work in the country that's been on our minds and in our wallets for a dozen years beg to differ about this dark forecast.