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 84 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 Israel: From the Cities of America to John Bolton: Trump’s Vendetta Campaign against Opponents Reaches New Heights September 1, 2025. Published in GlobesThe elderly president, vengeful and bearing a grudge, is conducting an all-out war against individuals, private and public institutions, cities and against U.S. states. 0 Hong Kong: Cordial Cross-Strait Relations Will Spare Taiwan Trump’s Demands, Says Paul Kuoboug Chang September 4, 2025. Published in China Review NewsOnly peaceful coexistence could guard against the risk of war. 0 Mexico: The Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Venezuela and President Nicholás Maduro September 4, 2025. Published in La Jornada[T]here has been a recent deployment of the U.S. military in the Caribbean: 4,000 U.S. Marines, ships, submarines, missile launchers and planes. 0 Australia: Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un Are Coming Together in China. And Trump Won’t Be There September 1, 2025. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Japan: US President and the Federal Reserve Board: Harmonious Dialogue To Support the Dollar September 5, 2025. Published in Sankei ShimbunTrump … has increased his confrontational approach toward Powell. 0 Topics Peru: Blockade ‘For Now’ September 5, 2025. Published in Perú21[T]he naval blockade remains in an attempt to halt drug trafficking, which constitutes 30% of Chavist income. 0 Japan: US President and the Federal Reserve Board: Harmonious Dialogue To Support the Dollar September 5, 2025. Published in Sankei ShimbunTrump … has increased his confrontational approach toward Powell. 0 Austria: The EU Must Recognize That a Tariff Deal with Trump Is Hardly Worth Anything September 4, 2025. Published in Der StandardSomeone has to stand up to Trump. 0 Mexico: The Network of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Venezuela and President Nicholás Maduro September 4, 2025. Published in La Jornada[T]here has been a recent deployment of the U.S. military in the Caribbean: 4,000 U.S. Marines, ships, submarines, missile launchers and planes. 0 Hong Kong: Cordial Cross-Strait Relations Will Spare Taiwan Trump’s Demands, Says Paul Kuoboug Chang September 4, 2025. Published in China Review NewsOnly peaceful coexistence could guard against the risk of war. 0 Germany: The Tariffs Have Side Effects — For the US Too* September 3, 2025. Published in Frankfurter Allgemeine ZeitungTrump may hurt globalization, but he will not end it. 0 Ireland: We Must Stand Up to Trump on Climate. The Alternative Is Too Bleak To Contemplate September 2, 2025. Published in Irish Times 0 Canada: Carney Takes Us Backward with Americans on Trade September 2, 2025. Published in National Post 0 Related Articles 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. Germany: A Software for Authoritarian Restructuring August 4, 2025. Published in Die TageszeitungComprehensive screening of the population without due cause contradicts basic democratic principles. Russia: The Issue of Weapons Has Come to the Forefront* July 25, 2025. Published in KommersantWeapons are the talk of the town. The Western allies have gotten quite obsessed with them. Germany: Can Donald Trump Be Convinced To Remain Engaged in Europe? June 24, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel Germany: Friedrich Merz’s Visit to Trump Succeeded because It Didn’t Fail June 9, 2025. Published in Der Spiegel Previous articleAfghanistan: After the FailureNext articleUS Failure in Afghanistan: What Lessons for Africa? LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment