The NATO coalition has left the pubic is in the dark about the current Taliban attacks in Afghanistan during the implementation of a peace agreement between the Taliban and the U.S. The Trump administration is anxious to withdraw from Afghanistan and wants the agreement viewed as a success. A special inspector general for Afghanistan is bothered by the omission, and the Afghan government reported 2,804 attacks since the peace agreement was signed on February 29. (Arkansas Democrat Gazette, May 2, 2020, by Tameem Akhgar of The Associated Press)
With the Taliban increasing its attacks on Afghan security forces, it is troubling to have no access to unclassified data that can accurately detail the state of security in Afghanistan. Transparency issues are nothing new for the Pentagon under President Donald Trump. Trump was upset about reports on waste, fraud and abuse in Afghanistan and said it helped the enemy. (Mother Jones, May 1, 2020, by Dan Spinelli)