Taliban Allies, Warlord Flunkies Guard U.S. Bases :
The U.S. Military's bases in Afghanistan are frequently guarded by Afghans who pay kickbacks to warlords - and even aid the Taliban. That's what the Senate Armed Services Committee found after a year-long investigation into 125 contracts held by private security firms in Afghanistan Ref. Source 1
Afghanistan: The Principles of Defeat
By Anwaar Hussain
America's exit from Afghanistan is around the corner. Anyone with his ear to the ground and an eye cocked on the horizon can tell as much. As American military philosophers will be averse to identify the causes of the rout for some time yet, this scribe helps them in advance. Ref. Source 3
Killing Reconciliation: Military Raids, Backing of Corrupt Government Undermining Stated US Goals in Afghanistan
The Obama administration says it is backing a strategy of reconciliation with the Taliban. But just back from Afghanistan, unembedded investigative journalists Jeremy Scahill and Rick Rowley say night raids by US Special Operations are killing the reconciliation the administration claims to support. Ref. Source 5