Little confidence in Trump's new approach to Afghanistan
His pledge of additional US troops does not fundamentally differ from predecessors, won't change course of conflict
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FACED with a resurgent Taleban and the growing threat from Islamic State, Afghan watchers have little confidence that US President Donald Trump's new approach to the 16-year conflict in Afghanistan will do much to alter the dynamics of America's longest war.
Pledging more troops, increasing pressure on Pakistan to stop providing a "safe haven for terrorists" and renewing diplomatic outreach to the Taleban, Mr Trump late on Monday announced an open-ended commitment to fighting the war in Afghanistan. "We are not nation building again," he said. "We are killing terrorists."
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