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Oct 7th marks 17th anniv. of US-led invasion of Afghanistan

In this photograph taken on August 28, 2017 US Marines keep watch as unseen Afghan National Army soldiers participate in an IED (improvised explosive device) training exercise at the Shorab military Camp in Lashkar Gah in the Afghan province of Helmand. (Photo by AFP)

Amin Alemi
Press TV, Kabul

Afghanistan is still suffering from war, insecurity and poppy cultivation, 17 years after the US invasion of the Asian country. Rights bodies say the current crises in Afghanistan are a direct result of the failure or unwillingness of the US-led forces to move toward their stated goal, that is fighting terrorism. Press TV's Amin Alemi reports from Kabul.


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