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US, NATO predict heavier fighting this winter

US, NATO predict heavier fighting this winter
# 16 December 2010 04:41 (UTC +04:00)
Baku – APA. The U.S. and NATO are predicting heavier fighting this winter with more Taliban fighters staying in eastern Afghanistan instead of slipping over the border into Pakistan, APA reports quoting “Associated Press”.
The prediction Wednesday by Maj. Gen. John Campbell came on the eve of the latest White House report card on the war that will show increased reliance on counterterrorism operations as part of the overall war strategy. The review also will identify insurgent safe havens in Pakistan as a stubborn problem that U.S. pressure on Pakistan has done little to address.
Campbell, commander of coalition forces in eastern Afghanistan, says that while attacks typically slow in winter, insurgents are expected to try to mount 15 percent to 20 percent more attacks in the volatile east than they did last year.
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