Afghanistan War News Updates -- October 24, 2012



Are Afghans Ready To Take Over Their Own Security? -- CBS

(CBS News) KABUL, Afghanistan - There are almost 90,000 Americans fighting in Afghanistan. Both candidates agree nearly all of them should be home by 2014. But are the Afghans ready to take over their own security?

After 11 years of war, there is some progress. The Afghan army is bigger -- 195,000 strong. But many soldiers desert and only 65 percent re-enlist. That means every year, new recruits make up more than a third of the army.

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