PAKTYA PATROL
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Irwin conducts a security patrol in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Jan. 30, 2012. Irwin is an infantryman assigned to Dog Company, Task Force Gold Geronimo, part of Spartan Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Irwin conducts a security patrol in Afghanistan's Paktya province, Jan. 30, 2012. Irwin is an infantryman assigned to Dog Company, Task Force Gold Geronimo, part of Spartan Brigade. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson
Report: Classified US Document Says Taliban Ready To Take Power In Afghanistan, Backed By Pakistan -- FOX News
LONDON – A highly classified U.S. report sent to NATO's top brass says that the Taliban, backed by Pakistan, are ready to take control from President Hamid Karzai, The (London) Times reported.
The State of the Taliban report, compiled by American forces operating out of Afghanistan's Bagram air base, reveals that the 10-year Western-led intervention in the country will not stop the Taliban from returning to power.
"Though the Taliban suffered severely in 2011, its strength, motivation, funding and tactical proficiency remains intact," the report says. "Many Afghans are already bracing themselves for an eventual return of the Taliban."
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