McChrystal: Tide Turning against Taliban -- The CBSTop U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Says He Thinks Troop Surge is Blunting Taliban's Momentum
(CBS/ AP) The top U.S. commander in Afghanistan says he believes the U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan is turning the tide against the Taliban.
In an interview aired Monday on ABC television, Gen. Stanley McChrystal said he believes the troop surge has "changed the way we operate in Afghanistan" and is blunting the Taliban's momentum. But McChrystal added: "It's not a completed mission yet."
He cited as evidence of progress a meeting he recently held in a river valley in Helmand province, an area where the Taliban has been strong and one of the first targets of the surge.
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My Comment: General McChrystal may believe that the surge is starting to work .... but today was a bad day for coalition troops.