Gen.: Enemy Numbers Swell In Afghanistan -- CBS 60 Minutes
Tells 60 Minutes The Enemy Has Increased Forces Up To 30 Percent In A Year
(CBS) A top general in charge of U.S. ground troops in Afghanistan tells correspondent Lara Logan the enemy has increased by up to 30 percent in the last year and he is seeking re-enforcements.
Logan's report from a forward operating base in eastern Afghanistan includes 60 Minutes footage of up-close combat with a unit of foreign fighters in addition to the interview with Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Schlosser. It will be broadcast this Sunday, Oct. 19, at 7 p.m. ET/PT on 60 Minutes.
"I'm telling you that the enemy did increase from 20 to 30 percent this last year….I'll tell you that they are doing more complex activities which concerns me greatly," says Gen. Schlosser. Evidence of that increase was apparent on the base, where 60 Minutes spent a month with soldiers of the Army's 101st Airborne Division in a canyon surrounded by mountains containing an enemy with close ties to al Qaeda.
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