US officer cites shortage of Afghan forces, civilian experts

[TacticalPeek]

Source: AFP

US officer cites shortage of Afghan forces, civilian experts

Agence France-Presse | 07/09/2009 7:22 AM

WASHINGTON - The commander of US Marines in southern Afghanistan said Wednesday there was an urgent need for more Afghan security forces as well as civilian experts to back up a major offensive against Taliban insurgents.

"I'm not going to sugarcoat it. The fact of the matter is we don't have enough Afghan forces, and I'd like more," Brigadier General Larry Nicholson told reporters in a teleconference.

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There were five civilians from the US government serving in the south and five more were due to arrive by September, said Kael Weston, a State Department official who also spoke at the briefing from Helmand.

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The numbers appeared to fall far short of the civilian "surge" promised by President Barack Obama's administration when it rolled out its new strategy for the Afghan war.



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What could be so hard about getting this shit right for a change?

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