Fruitless Struggles and Investments

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Fruitless Struggles and Investments
October 26, 2015 | Hujjatullah Zia

The deteriorating security situation prompted US President Barack Obama last week to delay plans to pull American forces out of the country next year, with at least 5,500 troops now due to remain after 2017. Heavy sacrifices were rendered by Afghan soldiers and US-led NATO forces within the past fourteen years to bring in peace and security; however the war continues unabated and both Afghan security personal and civilians suffer strongly.

Additionally, the Equality for Peace and Democracy (EPD) has released that the Afghanistan’s protracted war and the fight against extremism cost the country a staggering $9 billion USD last year. “During the fiscal year of 2014 just over $9 billion was spent on war and fighting extremism.” EPD deputy chief Idris Omarzad is cited as saying. This report was released in cooperation with the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), which says this tally, of $9 billion USD, is a shocking figure and has warned this amount is set to increase this year.

“It is very clear that this year the cost of war and fundamentalism is too high because of ongoing conflict,” a Women’s Right Activist has said. Similarly, analysts speculate that this year’s cost of war will far exceed that of 2014.

A US Congresswoman, Barbara Lee writes, “This war has already cost our nation so much: 2,350 of our brave servicemen and women have made the ultimate sacrifice, more than 20,000 have been wounded and thousands more bear invisible scars. This war has also taken the lives of thousands of Afghans and soldiers from our coalition partners and NATO allies.”

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This camper's take on Afghanistan:

We have been there for fifteen years and the security situation is 'deteriorating'. And because they are deteriorating we need to stay there until the next Pres. checks in.

Gimmeafuckingbreak.

The only thing we can accomplish in Afghanistan is running up $$$ on the National Credit Card, a.k.a. National Det..