Are Nato Claims Of Success Against The Taliban In Afghanistan Exaggerated?

Afghan soldiers unload supplies during a combat resupply mission from an Afghan air force Mi-17 helicopter in Barge Matal in the northern Kunar Valley, Afghanistan, Oct. 10, 2011. U.S. and Afghan forces flew two AAF Mi-17 helicopters to Barge Matal and delivered more than 7,000 pounds of supplies to Afghan troops. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Smith

Nato Success Against Taliban In Afghanistan 'May Be Exaggerated' -- The Guardian

Report says kill-or-capture raids are not a surgical tactic as claimed and use of the word 'leader' is suspect.

The success of one of Nato's principal tactics against the Taliban – targeted night raids aimed at killing or capturing leaders of the insurgency – may have been exaggerated to make the military campaign in Afghanistan look more effective, according to a report published on Wednesday.

The study shows that for every "leader" killed in the raids, eight other people also died, although the raids were designed to be a precise weapon aimed at decapitating the Taliban on the battlefield by removing their commanders.

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My Comment: The report that US/NATO claims against the Taliban may be exaggerated can be found here. The ISAF continues to claim that Afghanistan's violence is decreasing .... but this statistic tells me otherwise.