Taliban are winning the battle of political attrition
American and British forces have been suffering greater casualties in Afghanistan as they step up their battle against the Taliban.
The war is weighing heavily on the British public, as a new poll revealed on Tuesday. The survey was commissioned by The Independent newspaper and found that 58 percent think the war is unwinnable, and 52 percent want British forces withdrawn immediately.
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More..y Cordesman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, who worked on an advisory board to General Stanley McChrystal in Afghanistan, joins Martin Savidge to discuss if victory is possible for NATO forces. Less..
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Added: Jul 29 2009 In: middle_east
Recorded on: Jul 28 2009
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