Why The U.S. Won't Be Leaving Afghanistan Any Time Soon

Stratfor Forecast: 1) The Taliban insurgency will continue to threaten the Afghan government's hold on the country; 2) The Islamic State will prove difficult to eradicate in Afghanistan, in spite of the group's weakness there relative to its other areas of operation; and 3) Kabul's foreign partners, including the United States, will have a hard time ending their commitments to the beleaguered Afghan government because of these ever-present threats.

Stratfor Analysis. Fifteen years...