A U.S. Navy F/A-18C Hornet aircraft takes on fuel from an Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft from the 908th Expeditionary Aerial Refueling Squadron during a combat patrol over Afghanistan on Dec. 11, 2008. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Allmon, U.S. Air Force. (Released)From The Washington Times:
In many ways, the scenario is emblematic of the war at large. Reconstruction efforts have stalled under a weak and corrupt central government that relies on foreign backers to do what it cannot. The Taliban and a host of other groups have filled the vacuum of public discontent, diverting critical Western resources and manpower into combat operations that grind on.
In the Kamdesh area, insurgents have shut down the supply road that connects the outpost to the poor mountain villages once serviced by a US military Provincial Reconstruction Team. Projects have dried up, as have United Nations food and relief deliveries. The constant threat of enemy attack ensures that patrols do not range far.
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