The “New York Times” reported last week that NATO hopes to conclude a formal agreement with the Afghan Government in July, which would transfer authority to Afghans when they have met three criteria: a competent local police force, a durable civilian government and signs of reconciliation with the Taliban insurgency.
Reconciliation with the Taliban is about as non sequitur as it can get.
To think the Taliban would give up their radical Islamic form of life is nonsense.
Interesting to note that one thing missing from the “criteria” was a strong and viable military.
Looking more and more like the U.S. governments is already planning a bug out and leaving the Afghans with a new civil war.
