Tactical success, strategic defeat

Afghan outrage at U.S. raid highlights challenges facing new military push

"We are afraid of the Taliban, but we are more afraid of the Americans now," said Abdul Ghaffar, a truck driver in the raided village. "The foreign forces are killing innocent people. We don't want them in Afghanistan. If they stay, one day we will stand against them, just like we stood against the Russians."
In Afghanistan, a strategic defeat
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