U.S. Hiding in Afghanistan as Trump Struggles to Define Vision, Watchdog Says
- Afghanistan security worsening at rapid pace as deaths rise
- Government income fell 25 percent as opiate cultivation climbs
Will America Ever Leave Afghanistan?
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U.S. engagement in Afghanistan has deteriorated to a new low, with personnel hunkered down behind blast walls as President Donald Trump struggles to define a vision for the war-torn country almost 16 years after American forces first arrived.
While Defense Secretary James Mattis told lawmakers in June that the U.S. is “not winning in Afghanistan right now” -- despite spending about $714 billion since 2001 -- the latest report by the U.S. special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction shows how bad the situation has become.