U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy Behrens, from Alpha Company, 13th Psychological Operations Battalion, provides security from the turret of a Humvee in the village of Kapisa, Afghanistan, May 15, 2007. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dilia DeGregoMired in Combat -- Registan
An interesting pair of stories in the NYT illustrate brilliant just how complex the problems facing the U.S. in Afghanistan and Pakistan really are. The first is CJ Chivers’ look at an embattled outpost in Nuristan:
The Americans’ mission is to disrupt the Taliban and foreign fighters on supply paths from Pakistan’s tribal areas. Col. John Spiszer, the commanding officer for the larger task force in the region, distilled how the mission often worked. The American presence, he said, is a Taliban magnet, drawing insurgents from more populated areas and enhancing security elsewhere.
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My Comment: A well written post that summarizes two news reports that the New York Times filed on the challenges the U.S. will face in Afghanistan and Pakistan.