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The US and ‘defeat’ in Afghanistan
Was the ‘fight against terrorism’ really Washington’s goal – or was the invasion in fact a smokescreen for other purposes, writes ASADULLAH KESHTMAND, a former member of the central committee of the People’s Democratic Party of Afghanistan
Afghans walk through a security barrier as they enter Pakistan through a border crossing point in Chaman, Pakistan
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Behind the language of military strategy is a confrontation that risks drawing the wider Middle East into war, says STEVE BISHOP
THESE days almost everyone speaks of the US’s defeat in Afghanistan, but there is no single definition of failure.
In my opinion, although the defeat can be considered in merely military terms, this is not enough.
It seems to me that failure must be defined by whether or not the stated objectives were achieved.
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