The war in Afghanistan bleeds more lives and treasure into the inhospitable terrain of that sad land, with little immediate chance of whatever might constitute sufficient success to allow America and its allies to quit. And the problems of Pakistan fester next door.
在阿富汗战场，大量的生命和财富湮灭在滚滚黄沙之中，却无法为美国及其盟友换来哪怕一丁点的胜利，好让他们能给自己找一个体面脱身的理由，而邻国巴基斯坦的问题也在日渐恶化。