U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, center, walks with Afghan Defense Minister Masoom Stanekzai, front left, and U.S. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, right, commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. Forces – Afghanistan, while visiting Forward Operating Base Fenty in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Dec. 18, 2015. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Tony Coronado
L.A. Times: Pentagon chief warns of rising danger in Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Friday of the threat of deteriorating security in Afghanistan from a resurgent Taliban and a growing number of Islamic State fighters.
On a visit to about 600 U.S. troops on this remote base near Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan, Carter said Islamic State has created "little nests ... around the world, including here in Afghanistan."
U.S. commanders estimate that the Sunni Muslim extremist group has 1,000 to 3,000 fighters here. Many apparently are former Taliban members who shifted allegiance.
WNU Editor: I will be blunt .... the U.S. and its Afghan allies are losing this war.
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3 comments:
Well, well, a four star wearing safety glasses.
Anzino,
Not gonna happen. Kicked out, maybe, pull out, never.
The ISI are ungrateful bastards.
Afghanistan does not have enough brave enough people or at least enough in government. I am sure there are plenty of brave translators and brave soldiers, but it does not seem to make a difference overall.
Between these 2 items and the cost, I say pull out.
Especially since the American people are tired and were never up for it as a whole.
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