"NATO says Afghan attacks increase" July 28, 2012
KABUL — Insurgent attacks in Afghanistan during the past three months were up 11 percent, compared with the same period last year, according to the latest statistics on monthly violence released by the US-led coalition.
The figures, which NATO released on Thursday, also show that the number of attacks in June was the highest for any month since fighting surged in the summer of 2010.
The disturbing increase comes at a time when foreign troops are leaving and insurgents are trying to prove they remain a potent force. It also supports the theory that the insurgency remains undefeated after more than a decade of war, though coalition officials caution against using attack numbers as a bellwether of how the war is proceeding....
That AIN'T A THEORY, that's a FACT! The PROPAGANDA does NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT!!
I guess you must be a "conspiracy theorist" if you tell the truth.
The coalition offered two possible reasons for the increase. A shortened poppy harvesting season prompted insurgents to start their spring offensive earlier this year.
Related: U.S. Gardening in Afghanistan
AmeriKan newspapers must be good soil for growing lies.
Also, with more Afghan security forces on the ground and taking the lead in more operations, more of them are getting killed. There also has been more precise reporting of attacks against Afghan soldiers and police, which could also lead to the higher numbers, the coalition said.
In related statistics....
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"On paper, it looks as if the odds are in favor of the US-backed government. There are about 3,000 Afghan soldiers and police in Garmsir and only 150 or so hardened Taliban fighters, according to a US intelligence estimate.
But....
But what, war-promoting mouthpiece?
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"The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the operation, claiming to have killed ‘‘tens’’ of foreign forces, though the insurgents routinely overstate the deadliness of their attacks.
They must have learned it from the U.S. military.
But the coordinated assault, which left the entry to the base strewn with the bloody remains of the bombers, was a potent reminder of the Taliban’s determination to continue the fight."
"The troubled Musa Qala district in Helmand, a former Taliban stronghold that was never fully subdued by US Marines in their offensive last year. Since the withdrawal of American surge forces in the area, with replacements from Afghan military forces, such attacks have steadily increased, local leaders say. Although Kandahar city had been greatly quieted during the US surge, suicide attacks remain a threat, particularly against police targets....
And yet we were told the surge was a great success.
a roadside bomb....
a bomb hidden in a garbage container....
Ah, the hallmarks of intelligence agency false flags.
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Related: Insurgents waging a ceaseless campaign
It won't end until we leave.
UPDATE:
US general’s plane hit at Bagram Air Base
The attack underscored what some officials describe as deterioration in security in the Shomali Plain.
Just a few years ago, the region had experienced surprising gains in prosperity and security, driven in part by commerce around the massive air base and by NATO’s desire to keep the region stable.
Yeah, that's what the empire brings to your country -- along with death and destruction.
The area is important because of the airfield and because the main road that passes north through Bagram and the Salang Tunnel, and eventually into Uzbekistan, is an indispensable resupply corridor.
But in the past few years some gains have deteriorated, with the Taliban and the militant group Hezb-i-Islami gaining strength in Parwan, the province where the base is located."
