Tuesday, August 15, 2017

The Afghan Taliban Send A Letter To President Trump

U.S. troops outside their base in Uruzgan Province in July

BBC: Taliban open letter to Trump urges Afghan withdrawal

As the White House mulls its next move in conflict-hit Afghanistan, the Taliban offer their advice in an open letter to the US president.

Donald Trump is, as the world knows, happy to talk about all sorts of things, but one area where he has maintained his silence is American policy in Afghanistan.

His military advisers concede that America's longest-ever war has reached a stalemate and have advised that he increase troop numbers to break it.

In the past, Mr Trump has hinted that his instinct is to cut America's losses and begin to pull back from the conflict. Meanwhile, the world awaits a decision.

We were told the White House would make its call by mid-July, but there has been silence. Then last week, Mr Trump announced he was "getting very close" to deciding on a strategy.

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More News On The Afghan Taliban Sending A Letter To President Trump

Taliban tells Trump to leave Afghanistan -- The Hill
Taliban warn Trump against troop increase in open letter -- Digital Journal/AFP
Taliban's 'Open Letter' To Trump Urges U.S. To Leave Afghanistan -- RFE
Taliban to Trump: Withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, foreign occupation is main driver of war -- RT
Taliban letter to Trump urges US to leave Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
Analysis: Taliban propagandists release ‘open letter’ to President Trump -- Long War Journal

1 comment:

Jac said...

When that's so much difficult to make a decision, that's means there is no good option. In this case do what D.Eisenhower said: if there is no solution, enlarge the scope, the solution must be out of the small one. And it will be obvious that Afghanistan, in a larger scope, is not a strategic problem for us. Leave it.