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Study: NATO Goals Failing in Afghanistan

HeadlineJul 18, 2007

A new British parliamentary study says the U.S.-led NATO force is failing to achieve its goals in Afghanistan. The detailed report says the Taliban-led insurgency has strengthened and poppy cultivation is on the rise. Support among Afghan’s civilian population is at new lows amid increasing casualties from U.S.-led airstrikes. More Afghan civilians have been killed in NATO bombings than in Taliban attacks this year.

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