Mumbai, Feb. 5 -- This year is Afghanistan's 40th year in a row as an active war zone. Betrayal, violence and surrender have defined Afghanistan's history for long, especially as the playground for outside powers. The US-Taliban "agreement in principle" fits with that narrative. By promising a terrorist militia a total American military pullout within 18 months and a pathway to power in Kabul, the US, in essence, is negotiating the terms of its surrender....