Afghanistan set to face heavy US withdrawal symptoms
Afghan military ‘on its back foot’ and the nation remains ‘poor, aid-dependent and conflict-affected’
29 July 2021 - 19:46
After spending at least $837bn (R12.52-trillion), the US military is leaving an Afghanistan that “remains poor, aid-dependent, and conflict-affected, with any potential economic growth in the short term, further limited by the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic”, according to the latest report by Congress’s independent watchdog...
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