Even The Danes Have Given Up

That was despite the fact that with 42 deaths, mainly in the frontline province of Helmand, Denmark lost more soldiers per capita from its 5.5 million population than any other European army. There are presently 720 Danish soldiers serving in Afghanistan. In the official Danish narrative, according to Ringsmose and Børgesen: “Denmark must, so a much reiterated government soundbite asserts, confront the terrorists in Helmand in order not to encounter Al-Qaeda in Copenhagen.” But Villy Soevndal, Danish foreign minister, broke a taboo late last year by acknowledging: “This war will not let itself be won militarily.” He told the Danish broadcaster DR News: “That is why I am very happy with the new strategy of transferring responsibility for military tasks and policing tasks to the Afghans themselves.” LINK

Danish Reconstruction Team Admiring Their Work