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Article: Slipping into chaos.(Editorials)(U.S. and its allies must refocus on Afghanistan)(Editorial)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2006
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Byline: The Register-Guard
Last Wednesday was a typical day in Afghanistan. Three bombs exploded in Kabul, killing one bystander and wounding 47. In the southern provinces, U.S.-led coalition forces killed nearly three dozen suspected Taliban fighters, and a British soldier was killed on patrol.
While U.S. officials have long pointed to Afghanistan as a glowing success in the war on terror, the nation has been steadily sliding into a crevasse of chaos and carnage. For Oregonians, that's a matter of deep concern, since more than 950 National Guard troops from this state recently began a yearlong tour to train the Afghan army.
In the south, ...