British Army Lt. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, deputy commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, quoted by Kristina Wong of The Washington Times:
“This year, we’ve seen the enemy pushed further into the margins, away from the population centers. We’ve seen signs of pressure in our intelligence reporting, of shortages of finance and equipment,” he said.
“We’ve seen their leadership now showing divisions at the middle levels and at the high levels, concluding that they’re not going to achieve their aims by military means alone,” he said.
“Now, the enemy will continue to throw challenges at us; of course, he will. But he knows he cannot achieve his political aims now through military means. So this is the time to hold our resolve.”
via British general warns against hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan – Washington Times.
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