1) Yanks have at last understood that its extremely difficult and costly to fight thousand of miles away from home hence the emphasis on " peace process " and " inviting all members on board " ... The question is " Can US fight forever ? " because the Afghans can ... Your few forces here ai'nt gonna make a difference , they couldn't do so with much larger numbers in 10 years so how exactly does your lot attaches so much hope with that token force and ANA which will fell apart as soon the Americans left ... US commanders have seen the effects of guiding " Afghan commanders " , I am sure you visit the Afghanistan section often ...
2) No , they do not ... But yes they cant control Afghanistan like before ... Think of it , who exactly is desperate for negotiations Taliban or USA ? The answer is the latter ... Does that tell you something about the progress in the war ? Yeah , even Western sources reported how much area is still controlled by Taliban and other rogue militias ...
3) They aren't interested if you aren't following the news ...
4) No , not happening ...
Moral of the story is " whoever thinks he can control Afghanistan as a whole is sadly mistaken " ...
What authority does Karzai have to interest me in reading his pacts with different countries ?
and some people cant make any sensible posts