U.S. troops await a mission brief before departing forward Operating Base Farah for a meeting with the Farah provincial council at the governor's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, April 11, 2013. The soldiers are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
Afghanistan War Can Yet Be Won, US General Tells Congress -- Christian Science Monitor
The commander of US forces in Afghanistan outlined three achievements that would secure a 'win' after 11 years of combat – acknowledging none is yet in hand. He gave Congress a report Tuesday on the war's progress.
Is it still possible for the United States to “win” the war in Afghanistan, which, at 11 years, is the longest war in US history?
Yes is the assessment of Gen. Joseph Dunford, commander of US forces in Afghanistan, who was on Capitol Hill Tuesday testifying on the progress of the war.
It is not the sort of portrait of victory Pentagon officials had envisioned at the war’s start – and may even be a victory that defies the definition of the word.
Still, Dunford told lawmakers, he is determined to keep using the word “win.”
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More Afghan Troops Operate Independently, Dunford Tells Congress -- Bloomberg Businessweek
ISAF Commander Notes ‘Growing Uncertainty’ in Afghanistan -- US Department of Defense
Congress to reveal new allegations in multibillion Afghanistan food contract dispute -- The E-Ring/Foreign Policy
Afghans No Longer Fear Taliban, But Fear 'What Will Happen After 2014' -- RTT
Pressure cookers have been used to hide IEDs in Afghanistan for years -- Killer Apps/Foreign Policy
Cycling Past an Afghan Taboo -- New York Times
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