To put an end to Afghan war, the United States always embraces strategies that in fact further deepen and protract the conflict
The US fought for more than 15 years in Afghanistan using the ploy that it is suppressing terrorists, a war that claimed the lives of thousands of Afghan civilians and security forces beside hundreds of American troops. During this time, US airstrikes have repeatedly targeted Afghan weddings, funeral ceremonies, markets and other gatherings. Numerous militants and their leaders were killed, but what we achieved: escalation of war, a rising wave of violence and insecurity in major cities, and even bringing Afghan government to the verge of collapse. Neither Afghan forces became capable of independently defending the country nor were the insurgents eliminated. Persistence on military settlement of the Afghan war gave the rebels a chance to recruit new fighters, mostly from the youth who were jobless because of a lack of attention to Afghan economy by the international community, particularly the United States. This comes as the US has carried out approximately 4,300 airstrikes in Afghan