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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 21 > General warns of Afghan failure unless more troops are deployed

General warns of Afghan failure unless more troops are deployed

By Eric Schmitt and Thom Shanker / The Bulletin
September 21, 2009

WASHINGTON " The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan warns in a classified assessment of the war there that he needs additional troops within the next year or else the conflict "will likely result in failure."

The grim assessment is contained in a 66-page report that the....

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