By Julian E. Barnes
July 26, 2009 Reporting from Kabul, Afghanistan — The U.S. and its allies must change their mission to focus on protecting the Afghan people — even if it means temporarily allowing the Taliban to operate relatively freely in sparsely populated areas, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said in an interview Saturday. (more…)
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AFGHANISTAN: U.S. commander in Afghanistan shifts focus to protecting people
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Country, Government, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Taliban, tagged Afghan forces, Afghanistan, counterinsurgency, drones, General Stanley McChrystal, Helmand province, insurgency, Insurgents, ISAF forces, Kabul, militants, NATO forces, spy planes, Taliban, Taliban forces, US Marines on July 27, 2009 |
