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Will Siege of Ghazni Turn Out to Be Another Non-Tet Offensive?

17th August, 2018 · admin

ghazniMichael Hughes:  Afghanistan for at least the fifth time in the past eight years has experienced a “Tet-like” offensive – that is, if you believe military pundits, scholars and reporters who often cannot resist historical analogies even if it comes at the expense of true clarity. This is not to say the siege of Ghazni does not fit this paradigm. However, if we care about aptly drawing upon and capturing the true essence of case studies, the only thing that can be said, strictly speaking, is that Ghazni could be another Tet-like offensive. Click here to read more.

Posted in History, Opinion/Editorial, Security, Taliban, US-Afghanistan Relations | Tags: Ghazni |
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