Afghan Army Will Bear Greater Brunt of Insurgency, Dempsey Says
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The Taliban-led insurgency will direct most of its intense combat this year against Afghan security forces rather than U.S. and NATO troops, the top U.S. military official said.
Given the “steady and gradual decline” in the 66,000-strong U.S. force projected for this year, the Afghan military will bear a greater share of the attacks, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey told reporters at Ramstein Air Force Base in Germany yesterday.