Troops needed to fight Taliban -- USA TODAY

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Karl Eikenberry said in an interview that NATO countries need to contribute more troops and that some of them must drop "caveats" that prevent their forces from fighting freely. Close to wrapping up an 18-month tour as U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Eikenberry also said Afghanistan's broken-down infrastructure — particularly its roads — needed more repair than the United States and its allies realized after ousting the Taliban regime in late 2001.