Trump’s new war in Afghanistan, by Chris Sands (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2017)

Trump’s new war in Afghanistan, by Chris Sands (Le Monde diplomatique - English edition, October 2017)

 

 The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a deadly attack in
Kabul, Afghanistan. Despite the military setbacks that have left the
terrorist group without any stronghold, their brand of radical Islamism
continues to be its strongest weapon.

 A picture of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leader of the 1979 Iranian
revolution, lies amid debris cleared from the Imam Zaman mosque in north
Kabul following the August 25 attack.