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