Vietnam took place at the height of the Cold War, with the superpowers on opposite sides. Vietnam and Afghanistan are dramatically different in culture, geography and history. Yet a significant number of the American ambassadors and military leaders who served in Afghanistan are worried about the similarities. “I imagine we and the Afghans have killed most of the slow and stupid” Taliban fighters, Mr. Crocker said. In America, he said, “there’s a lot of sympathy for the Afghans and what they’re trying to do.

Source: New York Times February 02, 2019 19:41 UTC