The war is over in Afghanistan?

Feb 8th 2022 - The Guardian

The war in Afghanistan is over, for the West that is (and for now), but the Islamic State and other extremists have not gone away.

Two suspected British Islamic State recruits were seized by the Taliban when they tried to enter the country The Guardian reports.

The men, who were carrying more than £10,000 in cash, military fatigues and night-vision goggles in their bags, were arrested after a tipoff from Uzbekistan, according to a Taliban source with knowledge of the operation.

Now that the Taliban is The Government, and not the Insurgency, they are in a novel position; they have to deal with an insurgency by the Islamic State Khorasan (ISK) The Islamic State’s affiliate in Afghanistan.

Maybe it is just me, but this does not look like the war in Afghanistan is over, or will be over for some time.