The Afghan War Is Going To Get Worse Before It Gets Better: Nato General

Dutch Major General Mart de Kruif, the NATO commander in southern Afghanistan. AFP Photo

Allies 'Out Of Troops' In Afghan South -- Washington Post

General Says NATO Can't Win Control

The military commander responsible for southern Afghanistan said yesterday that he is "out of troops" to provide security across the troubled region and that he expects a significant increase in violence this year as U.S. reinforcements arrive to push into insurgent-held territory.

Dutch Maj. Gen. Mart de Kruif, who commands 23,000 NATO troops, said his forces control about 60 percent of the populated areas in southern Afghanistan.

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