With hopes for an imminent peace deal in Afghanistan, there were reports
that the US military was starting to scale back operations in the
country, both limiting combat operations, and advisory missions.
Gen. Scott Miller, the US commander of Afghanistan, insisted the reports are “inaccurate and speculative.” Other officials say there have been no changes to US operations in Afghanistan of any kind.
This perhaps isn’t a shock, since the hopes of a peace deal didn’t
end up panning out either. A peace deal is likely to happen at a later
date, but until then it’s unsurprising that the US is holding off on
confirming any policy changes.
That said, the US involvement in Afghanistan seems to be to increasingly
little effect, with Afghan forces getting overrun wherever they fight
the Taliban, and the US not getting deeply involved in the losses.
Commander: US Not Scaling Back Operations in Afghanistan
Officials say no changes to US operations
Jason Ditz is Senior Editor for Antiwar.com. He has 20 years of experience in foreign policy research and his work has appeared in The American Conservative, Responsible Statecraft, Forbes, Toronto Star, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Providence Journal, Washington Times, and the Detroit Free Press.
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