Taliban insurgents have captured a third district in western Afghanistan, local officials said on Monday, defying Western assertions the rebels are unable to mount large military offensives. Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
Pretty standard journalism. The unwillingness for NATO forces to engage is really the larger story as far as I'm concerned, especially given their stated concern on having a limited window to help Afghanistan. It will be interesting, but probably unsurprising, to see how the geographical location of the captured districts figures in the US response.
