To Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, what has occurred in Nawa validates his contention that a comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy can reverse Taliban momentum and stabilize Afghanistan after years of downward drift.
Rajiv Chandrasekaran, Washington Post
Sun, 12/12/2010 - 10:00am
To Petraeus, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, what has occurred in Nawa validates his contention that a comprehensive counterinsurgency strategy can reverse Taliban momentum and stabilize Afghanistan after years of downward drift.