Afghanistan: why the Taliban can t be defeated

After almost 20 years of war with America, the Taliban control ever more territory in Afghanistan. Why has America failed to defeat them? Read more here: https://econ.st/2uS0lOX Click here to subscribe to The Economist on YouTube: https://econ.st/2xvTKdy Further reading: “Mapping Taliban control in Afghanistan“ Long War Journal https://econ.trib.al/7T1u2aP Hub of Afghanistan coverage by The Economist: https://econ.trib.al/ft9bjaN “Donald Trump tries again to reach a deal with the Afghan Taliban” The Economist, November 30th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/TXF5AuJ “Why no one can afford to call off peace talks in Afghanistan” The Economist, November 16th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/e7MGNRY “Violence in Afghanistan last year was worse than in Syria” The Economist, August 17th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/kaTpqh6 “America and the Taliban inch towards a peace deal in Afghanistan” The Economist, August 7th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/bApufAt “Why Afghanistan’s government is losing the war with the Taliban” The Economist, May 18th 2019: https://econ.trib.al/Zacbkhf For more from Economist Films visit: http://films.economist.com/ Check out The Economist’s full video catalogue: http://econ.st/20IehQk Like The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist/ Follow The Economist on Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeconomist Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow us on Medium: https://medium.com/@the_economist