Afghanistan won't collapse if US pulls out

June 14, 2011 16:46

The US today said that the planned withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan will not lead to the collapse of the war-torn nation.

"Afghanistan is far from stable and has a long journey ahead of it toward stability. But is Afghanistan likely to collapse to some Taliban onslaught, you know, as we move through a transition? We don't think so," the Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Vikram Singh said in his speech at the US Institute of Peace, a Washington-based think tank.

"Are we able and are we committed to staying engaged in Afghanistan and not sort of repeating the folly of the 1990s? We're committed to that," Singh, an Indian American, said.

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