By Gareth Porter
Asia Times
(Cartoon by Carlos Latuff)
"According to data published by the US Defense Department, one in every four combat soldiers quit the Afghan National Army during the year ending in September. This high desertion rate not only flies in the face of US officials' long-time praise for the army as a success story - it is also very bad news for US President Barack Obama's latest Afghan strategy...."
Asia Times
(Cartoon by Carlos Latuff)
"According to data published by the US Defense Department, one in every four combat soldiers quit the Afghan National Army during the year ending in September. This high desertion rate not only flies in the face of US officials' long-time praise for the army as a success story - it is also very bad news for US President Barack Obama's latest Afghan strategy...."
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