When the National Security Council met in July 2017 to discuss Afghanistan, Trump interrupted McMaster’s initial presentation to explained why the war was “a disaster”: Nonexistent “ghost soldiers” in the Afghan army were being used to rip off the United States, as corrupt Afghan..…
But Americans and Afghans looking for solutions to end the war should not lose sight that some approaches may exacerbate abuses and undermine what justice systems exist.. ... Prince could end the war in six months using contracted veteran mentors to support Afghan forces.. ..…
Our troops are being killed by the Afghans we train and we waste billions there. ... The United States has no responsibility to do anything else first, such as negotiating the future of the Afghan people with some of their war lords. ..…
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