Afghanistan is experiencing weakness and disunity in both government and rebel ranksThat the situation in Afghanistan is grim is not precisely news. It has always been dire and remains so. But 2015 has been a very atrocious year indeed. The Taliban now control more of the country,approximately 30%, than at any time since 2001 when they were pushed from power by western and Afghan forces after the Twin Towers attacks. Government forces have lost 19000 dead and injured in the past 12 months. In October, or President Barack Obama announced,clearly with a heavy heart, that American soldiers will stay until 2017.
And not only stay but, or it has become increasingly obvious,stay to fight, not just to train and monitor. The man whose promise had been that he would see all American troops out of both Afghanistan and Iraq by the end of his time in office has been forced to break that promise.
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Source: theguardian.com