U.S. soldiers talk with an Afghan during a patrol near a village in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province, March 29, 2013. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jon Heinrich
Britain’s Afghan war Is Over – But There Is Still No Sign Of Peace -- Con Coughlin
Without a deal between Hamid Karzai's Afghan government and the Taliban, there may well be another civil war.
To all intents and purposes, Britain’s war against the Taliban is over. We may still have around 9,000 troops in Afghanistan, but they are no longer involved in the kind of high-intensity combat operations that resulted in the seemingly endless procession of coffins through Royal Wootton Bassett, the quiet Wiltshire town that was granted royal patronage for its dignified handling of repatriations.
The conflict’s changing face is reflected in a dramatic reduction in British fatalities. In June 2010 – the Coalition’s first month in office – 20 soldiers lost their lives, as the brutal campaign to defeat the Taliban reached its peak. So far this year we have suffered only three fatalities – and one was a “green on blue” incident, when an Afghan soldier killed his British counterpart.
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My Comment: Like the Iraqis in Iraq .... this conflict is now going to be between Afghans in Afghanistan ... as it should.