KABUL if American troops are withdrawn from the country, warns a former defense secretary.
Robert Gates, speaking to CBS News on Saturday, suggested the government in Kabul should be strengthened before US forces were pulled out of the country.
"I think trying to give the Afghan government the best possible shot at survival is really important for the future of Afghanistan," Gates told the horsy of Face the Nation programme.
If the Taliban are able to retake control of the country, according to the . . .
