As
the Trump administration recovers from transitional lags; the world
waits for a clear direction on its Afghan policy. The US Secretary of
State recently offered an insight on the possible US objectives; - an
eventual political settlement between the Afghan government and the
Taliban forces and reaffirmed US support for the train, support and
advise mission in Afghanistan.
Last
year, General Nicholson had stated that a significant troop surge would
be required to end --what he termed as-- a stalemate with the Taliban;
mirroring a similar line of thought General Votel’s stance during a
senate hearing also called for an enhanced commitment to the Afghan
region--- in assessing the region's strategic importance for the US he
went as far as expressing that ‘he would rather see the Russians
distracted with anything else but the central zone’. While on the other
hand-- some are of the view that either a political settlement or a
complete walk out are the only ways left.
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