U.S. Army Spc's. Brandon Russell, left, and Giovanni Gonzalez, right, provide security outside a key leader meeting to discuss women's isues in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan, Dec. 6, 2012. Russell and Gonzalez are assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. The women's shura was held in conjunction with the 16 Day Campaign to End Violence Against Women and to give local women the chance to speak with provincial leadership. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup
Pentagon Warns That insider Attacks Could Derail The War In Afghanistan -- Christian Science Monitor
In its latest mandated update to Congress, the Pentagon reports that safe havens in Pakistan and corruption within the Afghan government are the greatest risks to 'sustainable security.'
That's the assessment of the latest congressionally mandated report from the Pentagon on how the war in Afghanistan is going.
Although the capability of enemy fighters has declined from its peak in 2010, the Taliban remains a powerful force throughout the country and may attempt to regain lost ground through a campaign of assassinations and high profile attacks.
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