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| US watchdogs report few signs of progress in Afghanistan under Trump strategy |
| 2018-05-23 |
| [Khaama Press] The inspectors-general of Pentagon, State Department, and US Agency for International Development, have presented their new findings regarding the developments achieved in Afghanistan as part of President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... ’s new strategy for South Asia. The latest findings were reportedly presented in a report to the US Congress as the inspectors-general have cited little progress in the fight against Taliban ...the Pashtun equivalent of men... They have also added that the situation in Afghanistan continues to tank despite 17 years of war as the Taliban and other holy warrior and terrorist groups continue to their devastating and deadly attacks. The inspectors-general have specifically pointed towards the recent deadly attacks in Kabul which left hundreds of people dead, stating that "The Taliban continued to hold territory and launched devastating terrorist attacks in Kabul and across the country." In regards to the predictions to force the Taliban to negotiations table through use of force, the report by the US inspectors-general state that "there was little publicly available evidence that the actions to increase pressure on the Taliban were having a significant impact." The inspectors-general have also added in their report that found no "significant" gains in territory by U.S. and Afghan forces, despite the White House strategy’s goal to increase the territory under government control to 80 percent from 64 percent through intensified air strikes and ground operations. According to the report, the new strategy and White House efforts to force Pakistain to act against holy warrior sanctuaries have also not yielded positive results despite pressures and suspension of billions of aid. The inspectors-general have also casted doubt regarding the upcoming parliamentary and districts councils election, stating that "Given that the Taliban views the Afghan government as a U.S. puppet, it is unclear how U.S.-supported elections would increase the legitimacy of the Afghan government in the eyes of the Taliban and would pressure the bully boyz to reconcile." |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #9 If we leave entirely, that gives the valuable mineral assets to China, who has been actively working to own them. Long term impacts, given that some of those minerals are not commonly available elsewhere. |
| Posted by: Snoluting Phomoth8901 2018-05-23 11:12 |
| #8 "There is no progress. There is only change." --Liszendir, a character in M.A. Foster's The Warriors of Dawn(1975). And for Afghanistan, and Pakistan, it seems to be a cycle like kids on a beach with one kid building a sand castle and the others kicking it down. |
| Posted by: magpie 2018-05-23 10:11 |
| #7 Believe it was in the 70's that it suffered the same fate as Iran did, just earlier due to Coup's and Russian meddling. |
| Posted by: Charles 2018-05-23 10:09 |
| #6 Grom beat me to the obvious statement. Wasn't there some progress in the 50s and 60s when it was fairly western and before the extremists came in? |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2018-05-23 09:30 |
| #5 ...or level it (Mongol style - they've had the experience) and move on. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-05-23 07:34 |
| #4 Sears Roebuck and K-Mart were also a bad investments. Write it off and move on. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2018-05-23 07:06 |
| #3 Can we please get the f*&k out of Afghanistan now? Seriously. |
| Posted by: Jack Bonaparte7513 2018-05-23 07:04 |
| #2 Don't remember this headline for 0bama? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2018-05-23 04:54 |
| #1 Have there been any progress in Afghanistan in the last 2000 years? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2018-05-23 04:16 |