U.S. soldiers and Afghan border patrolmen provide security while heading back to base after completing a patrol outside Forward Operating Base Curry in Paktika province, Afghanistan, Sept. 20, 2011. U.S. Army photo by Spc. George Hunt Ten Years In Afghanistan: German General Says NATO Mission Has 'Failed' -- Spiegel Online
A top German general who was instrumental in planning the Bundeswehr's mission in Afghanistan has said that the intervention has failed and the Taliban will regain power within months of withdrawal. Ten years after the invasion, he is far from alone with his critique.
It was 10 years ago that the United States, together with its NATO allies, marched into Afghanistan to put an end to Taliban rule and begin the hunt for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden. A decade later, the terrorist leader is dead. But, says Harald Kujat, former general inspector of the German military, the mission has been a failure.
Read more ....
More News On Afghanistan
10 Years Into Afghan War, a Thunderous Duel -- New York Times
Afghan War Anniversary Draws Attack on US Outposts -- New York Times/AP
Largest insurgent attack on NATO foiled: ISAF -- Xinhuanet
NATO says 25 insurgents killed in coordinated assault on US bases -- Times of India/AFP
Afghan, Coalition Force Kills Taliban Leader -- US Department of Defense
After 10 years, SoCal Marines still key to Afghanistan war -- L.A. Times
Afghan Civilians Bear the Brunt of War Casualties -- Voice of America
Afghanistan may need funds until 2025: UK envoy -- Reuters
Afghanistan civil war a significant risk, 'cold-eyed' British review to warn -- The Guardian
Report: Britain fears for Afghanistan -- UPI
Obama: US Safer Decade After Start of Afghan War -- Voice of America
Obama Marks 10 Years of U.S. Service in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
From 'War on Terror' to 'New Silk Road' -- Parag Khanna, CNN
10 years in Afghanistan: A translator's delicate role -- MSNBC
U.S. Counternarcotics Grant To Afghanistan -- Voice of America editorial
Ten Years In, Afghan Myths Live On -- Benjamin Hopkins and Magnus Marsden, New York Times
In a ‘graveyard of empires’ -- Max Boot
Photo journal: The best and worst of 10 years in Afghanistan -- BBC