A series of deadly attacks in the capital have cast doubt on optimistic U. S. assessments of the 16-year war effort in Afghanistan and raised questions about the pillars of the Trump administration’s strategy.
More than 16 years into the American war in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters managed to penetrate one of Kabul’s most tightly guarded landmarks, rampaging through the Inter-Continental Hotel. Militants stunned the capital twice more in the next 10 days. In all, 141 people were killed, including four Americans.
The ferocious attacks—two claimed by the Taliban and one by Islamic State—have cast doubt on optimistic assessments by the U. S. military and Afghan government and raised questions about the pillars of the Trump administration’s…
