USA Today: Afghanistan Resembling Iraq
In the wake of a massive anti-U.S. riot in the streets of Kabul, the paper's editorial board writes that Afghanistan is starting to look like Iraq.In the wake of a massive anti-U.S. riot in the streets of Kabul, the paper’s editorial board writes that Afghanistan is starting to look like Iraq.
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Like a fire that flares up after it was thought to have been extinguished, the conflict in Afghanistan is back in the headlines.
A deadly traffic accident caused by a U.S. military convoy touched off anti-American rioting Monday that left at least five Afghans dead and scores injured in the capital Kabul – a city that was supposed to be the safest place in the country.
The riots revealed a disturbing truth: At a time when the United States has enough trouble in Iraq, Afghanistan is increasingly beginning to resemble that war. The Kabul violence should be a wake-up call to the lingering dangers in a place largely forgotten since the U.S.-led invasion after 9/11 toppled the Taliban regime that harbored Osama bin Laden.
If Taliban and al-Qaeda forces regain control of parts of Afghanistan, it would be a serious setback for the U.S.-led war on terror. Americans would be less safe.
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