British troops face decades in Afghanistan
British troops face a 30-year “marathon mission” against the Taliban in Afghanistan, the commander of UK troops in Helmand has warned.
Brigadier John Lorimer revealed the challenge facing personnel as he disclosed that the Taliban are beginning to change their tactics and have started to recruit fighters from foreign countries in increasing -numbers. [complete article]
6 years later, U.S. expands Afghan base
“The Bush administration did not see Afghanistan as a long-term commitment, and its leaders deceived themselves into thinking they had won an irreversible victory. They did not consider Afghanistan important and always intended to focus on Iraq,” he said.
“Now the U.S. and international community have fallen way behind, and the Taliban are winning strategically, even if we defeat them in every tactical engagement,” he added. [complete article]
