This Afghan war has no winnable solution. This country has a long history of war (329 BC to 1839 to Present) and many countries have tried to tame the issues in this country for centuries. I believe that US Pentagon planners are not giving good advice on the matter. They do not look at history.

Islamic conquest of Afghanistan (637–709) Anglo-Afghan Wars (First British involvement with Afghanistan): First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842) Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–1881) Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) Panjdeh Incident (1885) Reforms of Amanullah Khan and civil war, 1929 civil war when Habibullah Ghazi briefly overthrew the government and became emir. Afghan Civil War (1978–present): Soviet war in Afghanistan (1979–1989) – Soviet involvement Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) – Government collapse Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) – Anarchy Afghan Civil War (1996–2001) – Taliban period War in Afghanistan (2001–present) – ISAF/NATO involvement

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