An Afghan soldier pulls belongings from an insurgent, dressed in army uniform, after an attack at the Jalalabad airport. Photo from Radio Free EuropeGeneral Claims Progress In Helmand, But Critics Say It's Fleeting -- Stars And Stripes
KABUL — U.S. Marines in Helmand province are beginning to transition power to their Afghan counterparts in some areas where, top commanders say, there is stability for the first time since the U.S. surge of forces to this embattled region last year.
The top NATO and U.S. general in the southwest region, echoing commanders in neighboring Kandahar province, regards the improvements in Helmand as evidence that Washington’s counterinsurgency strategy in Afghanistan is working.
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