Cpl. LaTorie Maddox, serving with Foxtrot Company, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, patrols a field in Marjah, Afghanistan. Some U.S. combat troops might be reassigned to train Afghan security forces as the U.S. military draws down in the country, according to Army Lt. Gen. David Rodriquez, commander of International Security Assistance Force Joint Command. Cpl. Marionne Mangrum / Marine CorpsAfghan War 'Winnable Without Pakistan Help' -- BBC
The US can win the Afghan war even if Pakistan does not shut down militant safe havens on its side of the border, a top US commander has said.
Deputy commander of US forces in Afghanistan Lt Gen David Rodriguez said Pakistan had launched effective operations along the north-west border.
But Islamabad needed to do more in North Waziristan, he said.
Pakistan has come under increasing criticism from the West for its support of al-Qaeda and Taliban militants.
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