Afghanistan Violence Increases, Threatens Security

Ground reports from Afghanistan may challenge the argument of Republican presidential candidate John McCain that Iraq is the center of the war on terror. In the last three months, American and allied combat casualties in Afghanistan surpassed that of Iraq for the same period. And now, Defense Secretary Gates is saying that more combat troops should be deployed to the area, but not until next spring.

A resurgent Taliban is at large and the security situation is worsening day by day. International security forces enjoy little local support and struggle to survive as pockets of Afghanistan are increasingly becoming hostile. FSRN's Asma Nemati reports from Kabul…

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