"It is easy to tell that this war is not going well for the Afghan government and its foreign allies."
"The defences in Kabul betray the deteriorating security situation."
"More than ever, Kabul city centre resembles a fortress. In the two years since I was last here more roads have been closed off, and the blast barriers around embassies and government buildings have grown thicker and higher.
"NATO troops still patrol the city in full combat gear, and, judging by the number of armed guards standing on the streets, this is a boom time for private security firms.
"But the response to the worsening security situation in the city is lopsided. This is now a city of four million people, but the police force numbers only 4,000.
"Elsewhere in Afghanistan, the security forces are even more stretched."
Tragic. I mean, this is 7 years later.
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