COMBINED FORCES - U.S. and Afghan forces march toward Gerekheyl village during an early morning patrol in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, July 14, 2011. The U.S. soldiers are assigned to the 101st Airborne Division's Bravo Troop, 1st Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tia SokimsonKarzai’s Brother’s Death Means Afghanistan Worse Than We Thought -- Fred Kaplan, National Post
General David Petraeus stepped down as commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Monday, just as the Taliban’s strength seems to be on the rise. The militants’ growing power comes not from conventional military victories — on that score, Petraeus has racked up considerable advances in the past year — but, rather, from what may be a shift in the real war that’s going on: the war for the favour (or at least complicity) of the Afghan people.
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