A new study says the U.S.-led NATO coalition in Afghanistan is exaggerating its stated gains over the Taliban. A review by the Afghanistan Analysts Network shows that NATO’s use of the word “leader” to describe an alleged top militant is “so broad as to be meaningless.” The report also notes that for every alleged militant “leader” killed in nighttime raids, eight other people have also died.
Study: U.S. Exaggerating Claims of Targeting Taliban Leaders
HeadlineOct 13, 2011