Editorial: Afghanistan: the big lie - Guardian

The big lie told repeatedly about the war in Afghanistan is that the international security assistance force (Isaf) and the Afghan national security forces are pushing the Taliban back. This is Hillary Clinton's line. It is, heavily caveated, the line of the monthly progress report issued by the Foreign Office. - Afghanistan: the big lie - Afghanistan
US aiming to end combat role in Afghanistan next year, Leon Panetta says - telegraph