Taliban attacks on allied troops in Afghanistan soar by up to a third
Jason Burke
Sunday February 3, 2008
The Observer
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Attacks by the Taliban in Afghanistan surged last year, according to previously unpublished figures from allied military forces fighting insurgents.
Statistics compiled by the multinational International Stabilisation Force in Afghanistan show attacks on international troops and the Afghan government have gone up by between a fifth and a third.
But although admitting the figures show a 'significant rise', Nato insists the geographic extent of the violence remains limited. 'Seventy per cent of the incidents took place in just 10 per cent of the country, where no more than 6 per cent of the population live, and many have been initiated by our forces as we engage with the enemy,' a Nato source said. 'That is the same area as in 2006 which shows the insurgency is not spreading.'
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This administration is, to put it simply, stupid. Americans are dumbed down. We are all being conned on a daily basis by the media. We used to be able to trust some of what we heard and it has gotten so bad. Must we, as Americans, repeat past mistakes? I say NO. I want my representatives in Washington to be working for the public good, not for the rich. Isn't it obvious who is benefiting from the endless war?
You are so right, Antgne. The people who are getting "fat" over this war are all the defense contractors and their lobbyists who would like to see the wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan go on forever.
What we need is a President who will pull our troops out of both countries now.
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