Tag: US in Afghanistan
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Syrian militants secretly flown to Afghanistan, China raises a battalion
Are the Americans likely to walk away simply because they are exasperated? After having spent a trillion dollars, losing thousands of lives, losing face – so soon after their reversal in Syria…
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Afghanistan, not India, will be Imran Khan’s priority until 2019
The new Prime Minister will be pragmatic. He will not seek to impose a moral code on his armed forces. But he will draw some very firm red lines and these red…
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Is American withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 cast in stone?
The interesting detail that should not be overlooked is this: even as Messrs McChrystal and Petreaus were talking “withdrawal” in 2011, Karzai had already contrived an extension until 2014. Karzai established his…