Afghanistan is not ready to be abandoned
Leaving Afghanistan because of domestic political pressure would be deeply wrong, writes James Snell.
Leaving Afghanistan because of domestic political pressure would be deeply wrong, writes James Snell.
Although Hamid Karzai’s aides have been complaining President Obama had not yet visited Afghanistan, he has been in regular contact with him.
The London conference on Afghanistan this week may be too soon to answer how fit to govern Hamid Karzai is, but it is surely not too early to ask it.
The Prime Minister, in his speech today, failed to heed the public’s concerns over the war in Afghanistan.