Until a few days ago, the US war in Afghanistan was heading towards an eventual end after 19 long and bloody years of fighting. Today, prospects are, as US President Donald Trump said, “dead.” Instead there are talks of upping US military operations in the country in yet another bid to ‘defeat and dismantle’ the Taliban.
The US Leads the Afghan War into a Blind Alley
…
The US Leads the Afghan War into a Blind Alley
Until a few days ago, the US war in Afghanistan was heading towards an eventual end after 19 long and bloody years of fighting. Today, prospects are, as US President Donald Trump said, “dead.” Instead there are talks of upping US military operations in the country in yet another bid to ‘defeat and dismantle’ the Taliban.