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U.S. Study Warns Afghanistan in “Downward Spiral”

A classified report published in the New York Times today claims that the Afghan central government is proving less and less able to resist challenges from the Taliban.

Mark Mazzetti and Eric Schmitt, “U.S. Study is Said to Warn of Crisis in Afghanistan,” New York Times, Oct. 9, 2008

UPDATE Oct. 10 —  The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has added his voice to those who are pessimistic about Afghanistan - See: Eric Scmitt, “Joint Chiefs Chairman is Gloomy on Afghanistan, New York Times, Oct. 10, 2008.

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Posted by Ted Thornton on Thursday, October 9, 2008, at 10:54 am. Filed under Afghanistan, Foreign Policy, Islam and Politics. Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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