Afghan border needs control, general says

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Afghan border needs control, general says
By William H. McMichael - Staff writer
Posted : Friday Jun 13, 2008 12:27:52 EDT

Insurgents who move freely from safe havens in Pakistan over Afghanistan’s border to launch attacks will never be stopped unless the Pakistani military steps up its efforts, the former commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan said Friday.

“What’s missing is action to keep pressure on the insurgents,” said Army Gen. Dan McNeill.

Efforts by NATO and Afghani forces and those in Pakistan need to be coordinated, he said, “to get the right kinds of pressure on insurgents on both sides of the border.”

McNeill, who left Afghanistan on June 3 after turning over command of the International Security Assistance Force to Army Gen. David McKiernan, spoke with Pentagon reporters in Washington before taking his retirement physical at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

McNeill spent 16 months in command of what has become a 52,000-strong force drawn from more than 40 nations.


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