The situation with the USA and NATO’s anti-terroristic campaign in Afghanistan is coming to a dead-end. This demonstrates to the entire world that the influence of Islamic-Jihad trend is growing.
A small war waged by the Americans and their NATO allies to deprive Al Qaeda militants of their mountain hideout has been going on for eight years. It virtually became a slap in the face for the US and caused it to lose its leadership position in the unipolar world.
Today, the American administration has to face the multipolar world with new emerging leaders in the political arena. One of them is China, where Obama is trying to build a strategic partnership.
The White House has to admit that the US and NATO are deeply bogged down in the Afghan swamp. Washington and European capitals are frantically looking for ways out but do not see an alternative to military presence.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown is one of the strongest supporters of the Afghan war. He suggested conducting a conference in London in the beginning of 2010 to discuss the ways of Afghanistan’s development.
In his address, Brown appealed to President Hamid Karzai asking him to take urgent measures that would eliminate corruption in the country.
He also stated that the international society has to define a procedure that would allow gradual transfer of Afghan territory to the Afghan government.
Brown said that British troops would return home after Afghan people take control of their own safety and force out Al Qaeda. This is a shadowy prospect since no one believes that Karzai is capable of controlling the situation in his country.
However, in early November Brown stated that British policy in Afghanistan would not change despite the losses. So far 96 British soldiers died in Afghanistan in 2009. Brown is convinced that his military mission cannot be fulfilled without risk and danger.
He emphasized that Afghanistan and Pakistan continue to be the main terrorist threat for Britain. He added that those who question British military presence in Afghanistan should think about terrorist attacks conducted in Britain since 2001.
Meanwhile, an article written by Khalil El-Anani for the Arabic newspaper "Al Ahram" deserves particular attention. In the said article the political analyst discussed the evolution of strategic tasks and Jihad agenda of Al Qaeda.
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