The most elite U.S.-trained forces in Afghanistan suffered a devastating defeat to the Taliban in what’s often referred to as the country’s “safest district” over the weekend, in yet another sign the war is a lost cause. A company of roughly 50 Afghan special forces commandos was almost entirely destroyed in the rural district of...
Latest attacks focus attention on continuing failure of Trump’s efforts to stabilise the country. The latest, dreadful suicide bombings in Kabul and Kandahar, which killed more than 50 people on Monday have again focused attention on the continuing failure of American-led efforts to stabilise the country. After 16 years of conflict, critics say, the US is...