Thursday, November 15, 2012

Ominous Trends In Afghanistan


ISAF Data Show Insurgent Attacks, Civilian Casualties Increased In September -- Long War Journal

On Oct. 23, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) released updated figures on the violence in Afghanistan. The data cover the period through September 2012, and as in previous summaries, ISAF compares recent calendar months to the same months in prior years.

The number of enemy-initiated attacks (EIAs) in September 2012 actually increased by a small amount, 1 percent as compared to September 2011. While ISAF does not release precise figures, the number of EIAs in September 2012 exceeded 2,500, according to a bar chart showing trends in the violence.

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My Comment: The Taliban's momentum .... contrary to ISAF reports .... is clearly not broken. If anything .... the momentum is shifting to them.

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