While Governments continue to plug away in Afghanistan, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee has reported that, in its view, the whole exercise needs to be reconsidered.
For anyone with any knowledge of history, this is hardly surprising. For centuries, Afghanistan has been a graveyard for invading armies and none, the mighty Russians included, has succeeded; in fact, they've all eventually left, tail between legs, and with thousands of their own dead as their principal memento.
Afghanistan is a country in name only. In reality, it's a collection of tribes, ruled independently with little if anything in common with the western world. The tribal leaders owe little allegiance to the central government, such as it is, and for the West to believe it can achieve any sort of settlement by imposing its own values is, frankly, ridiculous.
How much longer will it be before the subliminal messages from Washington and London begin to talk of withdrawal ?
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