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 Dreadful Lessons of America’s Failure in Afghanistan 307 August 18, 2021 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in Premium Times (Nigeria) on 17 August 2021 by Bámidélé Adémólá-Olátéjú (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:AfghanistanBoko HaramNigeriaRobert McNamaraVietnam Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore South Korea: Approving Saudi Uranium Enrichment and Imposing Tariffs: The US Hits a Nerve July 31, 2026. Published in KyunghyangThe United States' decision to permit Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium for civilian nuclear power is something that South Korea should not take lightly. 0 Japan: Argument for Dissolution of the ICC: The US Administration Is Wrongfully Exerting Pressure July 29, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunPressuring member nations to withdraw is a strike against their sovereignty and a threat to freedom of diplomacy. 0 Poland: Trump Won’t Back Down in His Global Trade War July 31, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita 0 South Africa: Saudi Arabia Signing ‘Abraham Accords’ Spells Doom for Palestinians July 28, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentGiven Trump’s aggressive push for Israel’s uninterrupted dominance of the region, the bombardment of Iran...is a fait accompli. 0 Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before July 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all. 0 Topics South Korea: Approving Saudi Uranium Enrichment and Imposing Tariffs: The US Hits a Nerve July 31, 2026. Published in KyunghyangThe United States' decision to permit Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium for civilian nuclear power is something that South Korea should not take lightly. 0 Poland: Trump Won’t Back Down in His Global Trade War July 31, 2026. Published in Rzeczpospolita 0 Japan: Argument for Dissolution of the ICC: The US Administration Is Wrongfully Exerting Pressure July 29, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunPressuring member nations to withdraw is a strike against their sovereignty and a threat to freedom of diplomacy. 0 Saudi Arabia: Washington’s Smartest Move Is To Keep Israel out of the War July 28, 2026. Published in Arab NewsPresident Donald Trump has consistently demonstrated a preference for maintaining control over escalation rather than allowing events to dictate American strategy. 0 South Africa: Saudi Arabia Signing ‘Abraham Accords’ Spells Doom for Palestinians July 28, 2026. Published in Sunday IndependentGiven Trump’s aggressive push for Israel’s uninterrupted dominance of the region, the bombardment of Iran...is a fait accompli. 0 Germany: Tactically Right, Morally Clear July 28, 2026. Published in Die TageszeitungWhy not arrest an internationally wanted war criminal regardless of jurisdictional constraints? 0 Austria: Trump Instigates the Next Tariff War — Just as Absurd as Before July 27, 2026. Published in Der StandardThe world no longer has to fear Trump’s tariff wrath. Still, he is inflicting harm all over the world; and in the United States itself most of all. 0 Spain: Trumpist Expansion in South America July 26, 2026. Published in El PaísLatin America does not need Trump’s tutelage. 0 Related Articles Philippines: Human Rights Watch 2025 vs Donald Trump February 6, 2026. Published in The Manila Times[The Trump era] is marked as much by policies that endanger vulnerable populations as by political bravado. Nigeria: January 19: What MLK Day Should Ask of Nigeria January 24, 2026. Published in The SunMartin Luther King Jr. does not belong to America alone. He belongs to every society still negotiating the distance between power and justice. South Africa: US-Venezuela Quagmire: Morass for Sober Reflection January 7, 2026. Published in The Sun Ghana: US Military Action, Nigeria’s Internal Failure and the Dynamics of ECOWAS in West Africa December 31, 2025. Published in GhanaWeb Japan: National Guard Shooting in US Capital: Misguided Incitement of Anti-Foreign Doctrine December 12, 2025. Published in Tokyo Shimbun[H]ad Trump not mobilized the guard for political purposes, the shooting might not have happened. Previous articleEchoes from AfghanistanNext articleGladly Surrendering LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment