US, NATO Formally End Afghanistan War

[donnay]

US, NATO Formally End Afghanistan War
Afghan forces set to take over as Taliban remains deadly as ever

By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Dec 28, 2014 7:00 AM CST

The United States and NATO formally ended their war in Afghanistan today with a ceremony at military headquarters in Kabul as the insurgency they fought for 13 years remains as ferocious and deadly as at any time since the 2001 invasion that unseated the Taliban. The symbolic ceremony marked the end of the US-led International Security Assistance Force, which will transition to a supporting role with 13,500 soldiers, most American, starting Thursday. Gen. John Campbell, commander of ISAF, rolled up and sheathed the green and white ISAF flag and unfurled the flag of the new international mission, called Resolute Support. "Resolute Support will serve as the bedrock of an enduring partnership" between NATO and Afghanistan, Campbell said. He paid tribute to the international and Afghan troops who have died fighting the insurgency, saying: "The road before us remains challenging but we will triumph."

As Afghan forces assume sovereignty, the country is without a Cabinet three months after President Ashraf Ghani's inauguration, and economic growth is near zero due to the reduction of the international military and aid juggernauts. The United States spent more than $100 million on reconstruction in Afghanistan, on top of the $1 trillion war. This year is set to be the deadliest of the war, according to the UN, which expects civilian casualties to hit 10,000 for the first time since 2008. This has also been a deadly year for Afghanistan's security forces—army, paramilitary, and police—with around 5,000 deaths recorded so far. Around 3,200 of those have been police. The mission ends with 2,224 American soldiers killed, according to an AP tally, out of a total of some 3,500 foreign troop deaths.

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[otherone]

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...and they said National Socialism doesn't work.

[69360]

Civil war will restart within a year.

Warlords and Taliban will split the country up soon enough.

Does Obama have a mission accomplished banner ready yet?

[phill4paul]

Civil war will restart within a year.

Warlords and Taliban will split the country up soon enough.

Does Obama have a mission accomplished banner ready yet?

Probably in the G. W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum.

http://images2.dailykos.com/i/user/116919/Obama-Mission-Accomplished-Banner.jpg

[Pericles]

Who won?

[pcosmar]

Who won?

The Rothschild Empire

[enhanced_deficit]

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AP 10:41 p.m. EST December 25, 2014
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/2712edd23ef80fea238182871b660588c53d4d51/c=34-0-3468-2582&r=x404&c=534x401/local/-/media/2014/12/25/USATODAY/USATODAY/635551437236796976-AFP-536372898-69637330.JPG

KANEOHE BAY, Hawaii (AP) — President Barack Obama marked the end of more than a decade of combat in Afghanistan by paying tribute to America's military, telling troops on Christmas Day that their sacrifices have allowed for a more peaceful, prosperous world to emerge out of the ashes of 9/11.
At an oceanfront Marine Corps base in Hawaii, Obama told troops that while tough challenges remain for the U.S. military in hotspots like Iraq and West Africa, the world as a whole is better off because American troops put country first and served with distinction. He said Americans and their president could not be more thankful.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/25/obama-christmas-afghanistan/20904549/



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[anaconda]

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[GunnyFreedom]

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[MRK]

The symbolic ceremony marked the end of the US-led International Security Assistance Force, which will transition to a supporting role with 13,500 soldiers, most American, starting Thursday.

So the war isn't ending, it's just sporting a new hat.

[Acala]

Have you ever broken up with a girlfriend but somehow you keep sleeping with her?

[Danke]

"At an oceanfront Marine Corps base in Hawaii" Is there even such a thing as a non-oceanfront Marine Corps Base?

I believe so, Yuma has an air station.

[ZENemy]

by "end" they mean "reboot" right?

[dannno]

So the war isn't ending, it's just sporting a new hat.
The symbolic ceremony marked the end of the US-led International Security Assistance Force, which will transition to a supporting role with 13,500 soldiers, most American, starting Thursday.

Ya, that's what I was gonna ask... How many troops are they leaving behind and when will fighting officially resume again?

[GunnyFreedom]

I believe so, Yuma has an air station.

OK, that's two; MCAS Yuma, and Twentynine Stumps.

[AngryCanadian]

Activists say kingdom is 'rewarding' Britain for its silence on Bahrain's rights abuses, amid concerns over increasing UK military presence in region

The Westren MSM has being silent over the abuses of both Saudi Arabia and Bahrain while they blame and attack Syria and others does anyone here find that a bit comical and the news anchors fake happy smiles?

[heavenlyboy34]

Who won?

The International Banksters and various war profiteers, as usual.

[Danke]

OK, that's two; MCAS Yuma, and Twentynine Stumps.

Stumps? lol. You ex-Marines...

[GunnyFreedom]

Stumps? lol. You ex-Marines...

LOL well there ain't a single damn Palm within 100 miles of the place. :p :D