Insurgent Attacks Reach New High in Afghanistan
A U.S. Soldier with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment walks to a joint district community center after securing combat outpost Rajankala in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan Nov. 26, 2009. (DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Francisco V. Govea II, U.S. Air Force/Released)
In Afghanistan, there’s more evidence that the fighting is intensifying.
According to NATO, the number of “enemy-initiated attacks” has increased by eleven percent compared to a similar period last year. This comes as the US and its allies continue to pull troops out of Afghanistan.
Anchor Aaron Schacter speaks to George Friedman: founder and CEO of Stratfor Global Intelligence.
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