Afghan withdrawal-deal fallacy: The US cannot wish away terrorism
The Taliban knows the Trump administration’s desire for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan is one of the few things that unites today’s polarized American electorate.
US DEFENSE SECRETARY Mark Esper (left), NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg (center) and Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani arrive for a joint news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, this past weekend.(photo credit: MOHAMMAD ISMAIL/REUTERS)ByTED GOVER
