Afghanistan

The Taliban claims responsibility for a remote-controlled mine that killed three district officials today. Violence flares in the Eastern provinces as the terrorists attempt targeted assasinations. General Richards warned yesterday that the situation must improve or the Taliban will gain public support.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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