Emboldened: Taliban fighters are encouraged by the belief the West will leave. Photo from The Daily MailProgress In Afghan War Called 'Uneven' -- Washington Post
A new Defense Department report on Afghanistan described progress in the war as "uneven" and painted a more sobering picture than public comments made recently by President Obama and U.S. military officials.
The report, mandated by Congress for delivery every six months, spoke of "modest gains in security, governance and development in operational priority areas." But the advances cited appeared to be outweighed by what the report's authors called "numerous challenges."
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Pentagon offers grim status report on Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
Pentagon Report Cites Gains in Afghanistan -- New York Times
Afghanistan Report Shows Security, Governance Gains -- U.S. Department of Defense
Pentagon report sees some progress in Afghan war -- Washington Times
Semiannual Afghanistan report describes slow gains in security -- Stars And Stripes
Pentagon: Afghan insurgents 'resilient' -- Politico
Afghanistan war: US says violence reaches all-time high -- BBC
Afghan violence soars, insurgency expanding: U.S. -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Violence in Afghanistan is at an all-time high, say U.S. defence chiefs -- The Daily Mail
Pentagon contradicts Barack Obama on war gains -- The Australian
Most Afghan parliamentary election results announced -- BBC
Protests in Kabul as Afghan poll results released -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Afghanistan unveils results from fraud-marred vote -- Yahoo News/AFP
Afghanistan releases 'final' election results -- L.A. Times
Afghan Commission Releases Final Poll Results, Minus One Province -- Voice of America
New Afghanistan parliament could be formed in a week-poll body -- Reuters
Afghanistan May Indict Voting Officials -- New York Times
Plot Thickens in Afghanistan Vote -- Wall Street Journal
Q+A: What went wrong with Afghanistan's election? -- Reuters
Sign of War Gains Proves False -- Wall Street Journal
Taliban impostor no surprise: Petraeus -- Chicago Sun Times
Taliban impostor reveals perils of negotiation -- Washington Post
Afghanistan shifts from reconciliation after Taliban impostor revealed -- Christian Science Monitor
Pakistan Irked By Being Left Out of Peace Talks -- CBS News
With an eye on a drawdown, U.S. growing its force in Afghanistan -- Stars And Stripes
Worse Than Vietnam -- Robert Wright, New York Times
Are we training soldiers for the Taliban? -- Thomas Walkon, Toronto Star
Taliban's 'Burn a Koran Day' -- Wahid Monawar, The Washington Times
Futile death in Afghanistan: Wavering commitment kills American troops -- Tony Blankley, The Washington Times
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