U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Timothy Baxley, left, U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin Weathersby and Afghan soldiers patrol during a combined clearing operation in Afghanistan's Ghazni province, April 29, 2012. Baxley, a joint terminal attack controller, and Weathersby are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod
Pentagon Signals 'Acute' Problems In Afghanistan, Even As US Cuts Forces -- Christian Science Monitor
The presence of Al Qaeda and Taliban safe havens in Pakistan remains unresolved – and may be beyond the capacity of the US military to fix, a new report to Congress concludes.
Largely overshadowed by President Obama’s trip to Afghanistan, the Pentagon Tuesday released a congressionally mandated report on the progress of the war that acknowledged a “resilient” Taliban and pointed to “long-term and acute challenges" for a US military whose presence on the ground will decline considerably in many of the most violent areas of the country in the months to come.
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Strategy Lays Groundwork for Repatriation of Afghan Refugees -- Voice of America
Army procurement switch puts boot into Afghan dream -- Reuters
Afghans Fear Their Country Will Fall Back Into War -- Renee Montagne, NPR
Why are we in Afghanistan for the long haul? -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
Strategic Agreement Between Obama and Karzai Has Only 50-50 Chance -- P.J. Crowley, Daily Beast
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