Are Afghans Ready To Take Over Their Own Security? -- CBS
(CBS News) KABUL, Afghanistan - There are almost 90,000 Americans fighting in Afghanistan. Both candidates agree nearly all of them should be home by 2014. But are the Afghans ready to take over their own security?
After 11 years of war, there is some progress. The Afghan army is bigger -- 195,000 strong. But many soldiers desert and only 65 percent re-enlist. That means every year, new recruits make up more than a third of the army.
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4 Children Killed in Afghanistan Firefight -- New York Times
Deadly Taliban ambush in western Afghanistan -- Al Jazeera
Commander: Afghan Forces Gaining Capability, Respect -- US Department of Defense
Britain's Afghan commander: rising threat of 'green on blue' attacks -- The Telegraph
Weakened, al-Qaida in Afghanistan tries comeback -- AP
Afghan minister: Nato exit 'difficult and challenging' -- BBC
Shrinking military-led aid sparks concern among Afghans -- Reuters
Border Talk Crosses The Line In Afghanistan -- Radio Free Europe
Afghanistan's mobile phone sector boosts the economy -- BBC
A reporter's farewell to Afghanistan, with sadness and affection -- L.A. Times
U.S. Prepares to Depart but Will Aid Afghanistan Against Taliban -- Ben Barber, Huffington Post
We're Winning in Afghanistan. Why hasn't the media noticed? -- Stewart Upton, Foreign Policy
U.S. Eager To Step Aside; Are Afghan Forces Ready? -- Tom Bowman, NPR
US military deaths in Afghanistan at 2,012 -- AP
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