The urge for the US to pull out its forces from Afghanistan is multiplying as the Afghan war is becoming unpopular. Amid the time and again incidents of killing of NATO soldiers by their Afghan counterparts or uniformed Taliban, according to a survey, conducted among 986 adults from March 21-25, just 23 percent of Americans believe the U.S. is doing the right thing by fighting in Afghanistan. Since the US invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, progress in many fields is significant but security has deteriorated causing more military and civilian deaths as every year passes.
At current, not only the ten year gains of the people of Afghanistan are at stake but also the investment in blood and treasure by the international community seems only a tale of futility. The reason for decreasing support from Americans for Afghan war is clear. The US and its allies have failed to gain the objectives for which they invaded Afghanistan.
As the spring reaches and weather gets warmer, a new season of insurgency is expected in Afghanistan. In two separate incidents occurred this week, two British and one American soldiers were shot dead in the hand of man in Afghan army uniform. In February, two American soldiers were killed in Afghan Ministry of Interior. Although the US Defense Secretary, Leon Panetta, denies calling such incidents a 'trend,' the trust rift between Afghan army and NATO soldiers has widened like never before.
"There are going to be those that are vengeful, there are going to be those that decide to use this as a way to express their anger and their concern. These still are sporadic incidents, and I don't think they reflect any kind of broad pattern," The Telegraph quoted Panetta, as saying.
The Afghan government and the US-led NATO soldiers should be ready for intensified attacks from insurgents. A major terrorist plot targeting Afghan soldiers was uncovered Monday at the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Kabul, an official at the Ministry has confirmed to the media.
The official, who asked not to be identified because the Afghan government is yet to acknowledge the plot, revealed that 11 suicide vests were found in three rooms in the area surrounding a parking lot at the Ministry. Prevention of the attack can be deemed as an achievement of Afghan intelligence and security forces. At the same time the failed plot indicates the intention of Taliban to turn 2013 into a bloodiest year for Afghans and NATO forces in Afghanistan.