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In early October, the world commemorated the 17th anniversary of the American invasion of Afghanistan. As it's been pointed out by the
Hill, it's been a tragic failure from the get-go, but for reasons few people understand.
Those countries that sent their troops in the early 2000s to Afghanistan to destroy hotbeds of terrorism, exile the Taliban and ensure a lasting peace are
now forced to recognize that the security situation is deteriorating rapidly in this Central Asian state. While the better part of Afghan territories are formally controlled by the government, certain key junctions are under constant attack by the Taliban. To make matters worse,
all of the sins that have been plaguing this country for decades still persist to this very day. Among them is chaotic mismanagement, as the country is governed by two leaders playing against each other, namely
Afghanistan's president Ashraf Ghani and the sitting prime minister Abdullah Abdullah. Further still, there's the
growing weakness of Afghan security forces; rampant corruption and massive drug trafficking.
Moreover, US military instructors have found out last year that Afghan security forces are shrinking rapidly, with the number of police and military officers showing an 11% decline.
And this trend occurs in spite of the fact that the United States, if the statement made by the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction (SIGAR), John Sopko, is to be believed,
perceives the build up of Afghan security forces to be its top priority.
Comment: It would seem neither the infrastructure nor public sentiment are behind NATO's attempts to intimidate Russia: