As U.S. and NATO forces prepare to end combat operations in Afghanistan after more than 11 years, the former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, in an exclusive interview with LIGNET, gave a dismal assessment of the situation there and what will happen in the coming years. The Taliban, he says, has been a clever and persistent foe, and has not been defeated. It will re-emerge and strengthen, and Afghanistan will regress.

Click here to read the full report of the interview with former Congressman Pete Hoekstra, R-MI, and watch the video of the interview at LIGNET.com.