Afghan Taliban getting stronger, Pentagon says
Thursday, April 29, 2010 - 04:40
in Psychology & Sociology
A Pentagon assessment, while expressing confidence in U.S. strategy, says the movement has flourished despite repeated assaults. A Pentagon report presented a sobering new assessment Wednesday of the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan, saying that its abilities are expanding and its operations are increasing in sophistication, despite recent major offensives by U.S. forces in the militants' heartland.