Afghanistan could be West’s graveyard

Article by Joschika Fischer

Afghanistan's future does not look good. The Taliban are gaining military and political strength, and President Hamid Karzai is losing support at home and internationally due to his administration’s rampant corruption and the obvious fraud committed in his re-election. Weariness with the war is spreading in the United States, where President Barack Obama finds it difficult to decide about an increase in troops, as demanded by his own generals. European Nato members with troops in Afghanistan would prefer to withdraw them today rather than tomorrow.......... Download the full article in pdf attachment (below)