As security worsens in Afghanistan, what does NATO's withdrawal mean for Europe?
With the planned withdrawal of the last NATO troops from Afghanistan just months away, the country faces an uncertain future amid an already deeply unstable security situation. The recent bombing of a girls’ school in the capital Kabul, which killed as many as 60 people, most of them young girls, highlights the danger facing a country that has had US or NATO troops on its soil for the last 20 years. After wresting control from the Taliban following the 2001 invasions, Western nations have been working to build up the country’s security apparatus, readying them for a future without NATO fo...