WASHINGTON (Pajhwok): America’s initial assessment of Afghanistan when the Soviet forces invaded the country went wrong, former US ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad said Wednesday.
He favoured the United States staying the course in Afghanistan and remaining engaged in the nation-building exercise if Washington really desired to prevent major terrorist attacks.
Khalilzad told a Washington audience the United States failed in adjusting its policies in Afghanistan after the Soviets left and became disengaged -- a move which had disastrous consequences.
“We disengaged. That disengagement has had . . .
