Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. The Entirely Predictable Failure of the West’s Mission in Afghanistan 161 August 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Der Spiegel (Germany) on 20 August 2021 by Christoph Reuter (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:AfghanistanGermanymilitary withdrawalTaliban Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Singapore: Trump’s Unconventional Diplomacy Will Come at High Cost for US Partners December 8, 2025. Published in Channel News Asia 0 Spain: Neocolonialism and Ethnocides December 8, 2025. Published in La JornadaThe U.S.-Israeli duo is ruthless, deeply ethnocidal, full of arrogance and replete with religious and racial hatred. 0 Pakistan: Hardening the Frontier December 8, 2025. Published in Pakistan Today 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 South Africa: Why Confronting Donald Trump Is Essential for South Africa’s Sovereignty December 6, 2025. Published in Cape TimesPresident Donald Trump has used everything he can to undermine the sovereignty of this country with little to no success. It must remain like that. 0 Topics Spain: Cartoons in the Pentagon* December 11, 2025. Published in El PaisThe Canadian publisher Kid Can Press unequivocally rejected the violent use of “a beloved Canadian icon who has inspired generations of children.” 0 Egypt: America’s New Security Playbook: How Trump’s 2025 Strategy Redraws US Power and Purpose December 10, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineOne of the most striking aspects of the strategy is the degree to which it personalizes foreign policy around Donald Trump himself. 0 Saudi Arabia: ‘Either Donald Trump or Benjamin Netanyahu’ December 10, 2025. Published in Asharq Al-AwsatIt is either the American “applying pressure” or the Israeli “being pressured,” per the ubiquitous epithets of the moment. 0 Taiwan: The Slow Spread of Anti-American Sentiment Affecting Taiwan December 9, 2025. Published in Taiwan TimesInternational skepticism of the U.S. has gradually evolved into anti-American sentiment — a trend that has already spread to Taiwan. 0 Austria: There Is Still Some Check on the US Administration December 9, 2025. Published in Der Standard[N]ot everything is permitted under Trumpism. 0 India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. 0 Kenya: Peace in the Great Lakes Region Now Made Possible December 8, 2025. Published in The Standard 0 Egypt: Churchill and Chamberlain December 8, 2025. Published in Ahram OnlineHistorians will be scratching their heads when they get around to studying U.S. President Donald Trump. 0 Related Articles India: Washington Attack: Why Pakistan Will Want Trump To Get Entangled in Afghanistan December 8, 2025. Published in FirstpostTo stop the cycle of events along the Afghanistan border, Pakistan needs a heavy hand with powerful leverage. The United States fits the bill. Germany: The Epstein Curse Continues To Loom Large October 29, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel Germany: Donald Trump vs. James Comey: A Legal Vendetta October 4, 2025. Published in Frankfurter RundschauThe Comey indictment is likely just the beginning. Russia: Bagram Absurdity* October 4, 2025. Published in Kommersant[O]ne can only sympathize with Trump’s foreign policy, military and trade advisers. Germany: Unfortunately, Reality Comes to Those Who Wait August 21, 2025. Published in Frankfurter RundschauIt is really painful to look on as a despot-in-the-making now hands us the bill. Previous articleAfghanistan: After the FailureNext articleUS Failure in Afghanistan: What Lessons for Africa? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment