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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Saturday, September 01, 2007

Afghani security forces losing ground

Even more so than in Iraq, the undermanned Nato force in Afghanistan relies on local forces.
Over the past six weeks, the Taliban have driven government forces out of roughly half of a strategic area in southern Afghanistan that American and NATO officials declared a success story last fall in their campaign to clear out insurgents and make way for development programs, Afghan officials say.

Now what's likely to happen is that the Canadians will push back into those areas and "retake" them, but with the Taleban seemingly able to return and the Afghani forces now discredited, the locals will be even harder to convince towards cooperation.

(The associated video is worth a watch.)

Also: (Reuters) "British efforts to combat opium production in southern Afghanistan have completely failed, Afghanistan's first vice-president said on Sunday...."

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