A U.S. service member assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah shares a laugh with villagers while conducting interviews during a civil affairs mission in Dizak village in Afghanistan's Farah province, Sept. 12, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Benjamin Addison
Afghanistan 'Facing Civil War When US Troops Leave' -- The Telegraph
Afghanistan will slide back into civil war when American troops leave, according to a key insurgent negotiator who says peace talks now have no chance of success.
Ghairat Baheer, a senior figure in Hizb-i-Islami who has held three meetings with US officials in Kabul, told The Daily Telegraph that last week's decision by Hillary Clinton to declare the Haqqani network, an insurgent group linked to the Taliban, has killed off hopes of a negotiated settlement.
He said the withdrawal of US combat troops by the end of 2014 would leave Afghan forces ill-equipped to withstand the combined threat of insurgent groups.
"The Americans have their calculation that if it bring down expenses the lowest level but I don't think the national army and national police will be able to resist. They don't have the morale," he said. "It will lead to civil war."
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My Comment: After 11 years of war .... billions spent .... thousands killed .... a U.S. withdrawal will only accelerate what has been the situation in Afghanistan for the past 30 years .... a continuation of sectarian and tribal strife and conflict.
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