AFGHAN-LED MISSION
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago follows a patrol led by Afghan police in the Khan Neshin district, Afghanistan, March 24, 2012. Santiago is an assistant team leader assigned to the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. The police patrolled to Wali Jan, a small village almost three miles away from the Khen Neshin police precinct, to speak to elders to assess the needs of the village. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alejandro Santiago follows a patrol led by Afghan police in the Khan Neshin district, Afghanistan, March 24, 2012. Santiago is an assistant team leader assigned to the Police Advisor Team, Delta Company, 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion. The police patrolled to Wali Jan, a small village almost three miles away from the Khen Neshin police precinct, to speak to elders to assess the needs of the village. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Michael Cifuentes
Taliban's Peace Options Limited -- Brian M Downing, Asia Times
Over the past 10 years, the Taliban have recovered from their ouster and established a presence in half of Afghanistan's districts, where they have become a de facto government in many of them. The Afghan government is frail and unwilling to reform. The United States is war-weary and looking for the way out. Negotiations are in the offing.
One American and two Britons were killed this week by Afghan soldiers in separate incidents, bringing the number of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops killed in 2012 to 16. These 16 service members - 18% of the 84 foreign troops killed so far this year - have been shot and killed by Afghan soldiers and policemen or militants disguised in their uniforms.
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My Comment: This is one of the best reviews and analysis that I have read on Taliban strengths and weaknesses in their present (and future) fight in Afghanistan. Read it all.
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