“The Taliban-led insurgency and its al Qaeda affiliates still operate from sanctuaries in Pakistan . . . The limited institutional capacity of the Afghan government and endemic corruption remain the greatest risks to long-term stability and sustainable security in Afghanistan.” — Yesterday’s Pentagon
report to Congress on what’s preventing a decisive defeat of insurgents
Why the war goes on
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Dec. 11, 2012, 5:00 a.m. ET