- U.S. Sounds Afghan Alarm, (Wall Street Journal)…Yochi Dreazen, In a remarkable shift, Afghanistan, where U.S. officials were once confident of victory, is now rivaling Iraq as the biggest cause of concern for American policymakers.
- Pentagon Report Anticipates Rising Violence In Afghanistan, (Washington Post)…Josh White
…Attacks in Afghanistan have shown a dramatic upturn in recent weeks, appearing to validate the findings in the report, the first of its kind regarding the country.
- Pentagon Paints A Bleak Picture For Afghan South
(Los Angeles Times)…Peter Spiegel and Julian E. Barnes
…Any extension of the Marines’ tour is likely to be controversial. Navy Adm. Michael G. Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has said they will not stay more than seven months. And Gen. James T. Conway, commandant of the Marine Corps, has said any deployment past October would put unacceptable stress on his ground forces.
- New Deadly Attack Raises Coalition Toll
(Atlanta Journal-Constitution)…Unattributed
One member of the U.S.-led military coalition in Afghanistan was killed and five more wounded in the country’s increasingly turbulent west, the military said Friday.
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