AP, WASHINGTONThe US government across three White House administrations misled the public about failures in the Afghanistan war, often suggesting success where it did not exist, according to thousands of pages of documents obtained by the Washington Post. The documents reveal deep frustrations about the US’ conduct of the Afghanistan war, including the ever-changing US strategy, the struggles to develop an effective Afghan fighting force, and persistent failures to defeat the Taliban and combat corruption throughout the government. SIGAR has produced seven reports so far from the more than 400 interviews, and several more are in the works. The documents quote officials close to the 18-year war effort describing a campaign by the US government to distort the grim reality of the war. The Pentagon released a statement saying there has been “no intent” by the department to mislead Congress or the public.

Source: Taipei Times December 10, 2019 15:56 UTC