Opposition says Afghanistan mission to get nasty under U.S. leadership

The Sunday Times reported that the U.S. is planning an 'Iraq-style troop surge' after Americans take over the mission in January.

Opposition critics say that a U.S. plan to consolidate troops in Afghanistan, deploy thousands of more soldiers in an "Iraq-style troop surge," and push for unified command in the South of the country, will be politically risky for the government, resulting in more aerial bombings and violence on...

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