Their fighters have joined forces with drug smugglers against the government and Western troops.

It would also be best if Western troops did not have to endure a winter war.

When the Western troops fled, they escorted their own citizens to safety.

In addition to American force, other Western troops are said to be involved in the offensive.

The first is over whether the genocide could have been stopped at the outset by nearby Western troops.

Larger groups of Western troops were also a few hours from Rwanda by aeroplane.

In the article however, it reports that armed Westerners but not Western troops were on the ground.

In the end, international military efforts can only buy time to build an Afghanistan its own people will fight to defend after Western troops leave.

And it means Western troops there for a very long time to come.

About 1,000 Western troops remain in the area, military officials said.