Taliban Declare 'Defeat' Of U.S., Allies In Afghanistan -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan on Monday declared the "defeat" of the U.S. and its allies in the 13-year-old war, a day after the coalition officially marked the end of its combat mission.
The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force is shifting to a support mission for Afghan army and police more than a decade after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on American cities.
"ISAF rolled up its flag in an atmosphere of failure and disappointment without having achieved anything substantial or tangible," Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in an statement emailed on Monday.
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2 comments:
I wish I could say they were wrong, but I don't think they are. We have achieved a few temporary tactical goals, but I wonder how long our strategic goal of freeing Afghanistan from the Taliban will be successful?
I shudder to think what will happen to the women and children who have been able to go to school during the ISAF occupation.
Trevor,
" what will happen to the women and children who have been able to go to school during the ISAF occupation."
They are almost good as dead.
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