Petraeus Warns Of A Bloody Spring In Afghanistan -- CBS News
General David Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, says he is excepting a brutal fight in the spring when Taliban insurgents try to return from their winter safe havens to areas already cleared by the international forces.
"When you have 110,000 more of us than we had a year ago, we're obviously in many, many more places," he said in an interview with NATO TV. "We have taken away areas that matter to the Taliban and they have to fight back."
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Afghan government accuses 16 security firms of violations -- Washington Post
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1 comment:
I've just posted a blog on the story second from bottom on this new update (Washington Post's coverage of security firms violations)
Interesting topic...are they controversial or constructive?
Please read my blog and feel free to comment if you disagree!
http://military-matters.blogspot.com/2011/02/thieves-by-day-terrorists-by.html
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