David Loyn

David Loyn

David Loyn is a visiting senior fellow in the War Studies Department at King’s College, London and author of ‘The Long War – the Inside Story of America in Afghanistan’.

What went wrong in Afghanistan

When Joe Biden ordered the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan, he was able to say that they’d leave behind a formidable Afghan army with 300,000 troops, paramilitary police and some 30,000 special forces. That is, on paper, more than enough to secure the country against an insurgency if skilfully deployed and well motivated. The best of these troops