Assessing Afghanistan from the Northern Provinces

Questions over whether the surge in Afghanistan is working are rising again, as are insurgents in northern Afghanistan, just as a new report out by the Pentagon highlights some progress in the south. One of the larger questions: Is that progress in one region coming at the expense of progress in others?

Carlotta Gall is a Senior reporter also with the The New York Times, speaks to us from Kabul. Jonathan Beale is a defense correspondent for our partners the BBC; he also joins the discussion.