Aid Groups Are Finding It More (And more) Difficult To Operate In Afghanistan Now

Declining security means that in many districts, aid workers and unarmed government employees can no longer travel safely. The road leading beyond this point in Wardak Province is unsafe. Adam Ferguson for The New York Times

Security In Afghanistan Is Deteriorating, Aid Groups Say -- New York Times

KABUL, Afghanistan — Even as more American troops flow into the country, Afghanistan is more dangerous than it has ever been during this war, with security deteriorating in recent months, according to international organizations and humanitarian groups.

Large parts of the country that were once completely safe, like most of the northern provinces, now have a substantial Taliban presence — even in areas where there are few Pashtuns, who previously were the Taliban’s only supporters. As NATO forces poured in and shifted to the south to battle the Taliban in their stronghold, the Taliban responded with a surge of their own, greatly increasing their activities in the north and parts of the east.

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My Comment: Aid groups usually have better intelligence on what is happening on the ground than what the military can observe. So these concerns from the aid agencies on the deteriorating security situation on the ground in Afghanistan are probably legitimate .... which is one more strong indication that we are losing the war in Afghanistan.