Afghanistan has always been a tough one for me. I see what we're doing and I of course I support our troops, but I have an ever-present doubt that our efforts will have been useful when we look back on this in a few years. Of course there will always be pockets of success here and there, but in the long run it's hard for me to imagine that a lot of the good we bring to that country won't be turned backwards in a few years. If that turns out to be the case then what did our men and women die for?
Seeing stuff like this is just heartbreaking when you look at all our soldiers have given. The fact that this situation was better when the Taliban was in control is unnerving.
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