The United States is planning to transform airbases in Central Asia to perform drone attacks in Pakistan. The US claimed that their main goal is Al-Qaeda destruction, but the total number of civilians killed is already about 2.500. The Voice of Russia talked to military extpert and political analyst Muhammad Aslam Khan.
Why does the US perceive its drones as an effective military solution?
It
is very economical. It is a question of saving a lot of effort
implementing drones for attacking each target. Another aspect is that
America is pulling out from Afghanistan and most of the Western press is
labeling it as a departure of the troops. But actually, the situation
on the ground dictates that this should rather be called a hasty
withdrawal, if not a retreat. America wants to save its face,
particularly in the domestic politics, because after an over a decade
battle against the Afghan Taliban there hasn’t been any clear success.
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