Daily Mail/AFP: 'Worse every day': Afghans expect 2019 to be even deadlier
After a year of record bloodshed, Afghans are bracing for an even deadlier 2019 with the threat of a US drawdown and a looming presidential vote likely to fuel violence.
President Donald Trump's plan to slash the number of US soldiers in Afghanistan before negotiators have struck a peace deal with the Taliban has crushed hopes among many Afghans for an end to the 17-year conflict.
The news, which the White House has not confirmed, capped an annus horribilis for the war-weary country which by some estimates has overtaken Syria as the world's deadliest conflict zone this year.
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WNU editor: The Taliban have rejected peace talks with the Afghan government .... Taliban dismiss Afghanistan's peace talks offer (Rueters). More here .... Taliban dismisses Afghanistan's peace talk offer (Al Jazeera). The Presidential election has been delayed .... Afghanistan to delay presidential election to July: election body (Reuters). More here .... Afghan presidential election delayed until July 20 (AFP). And the violence worsens .... Afghanistan becomes world's deadliest country for terrorism, overtaking Iraq (NBC). So yes .... it is getting worse everyday in Afghanistan.
