Macedonian soldiers assigned to the International Security Assistance Force patrol around Kabul, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2008. The international force is assisting the Afghan government in extending and exercising its authority across the country to create conditions for stabilization and reconstruction. U.S. Marine photo by Cpl. John Scott Rafoss Afghanistan Taliban Becomes Stronger In Numbers -- Irish Sun
The Taliban's strength in Afghanistan has increased by up to 20-30 percent over the past year, according to Major General Jeffrey Schlosser, a top general in-charge of US ground troops in Afghanistan.
In a CBS TV interview to be telecast this Sunday, he said evidence of the increase in numbers was apparent on a base in eastern Afghanistan, near the Pakistan border, which has been hit with rockets and mortars at least 30 times since March, when a major battle took place.
He said the enemy had come much closer to his men in the battle, engaging troops in a firefight near their base.
General Schlosser said his soldiers had never been this close to their enemy in Afghanistan before.
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My Comment: General Petraeus and his aides have their work cut out for them.