In arguing for support of surrender in Iraq, Senator Harry Reid said that instead of being in Iraq, America
...should be addressing the resurgence of al-Qaeda in Afghanistan.
Clearly the Senator is unaware of what is going on in Afghanistan
The Taliban's much-vaunted spring offensive has stalled apparently due to lack of organisation after dozens of middle-ranking commanders were killed by British troops in the past year, according to military sources.
The death last week of the key Taliban leader Mullah Dadullah at the hands of American special forces has harmed the Taliban's morale to the point that local commanders are having to tell their troops to "remain professional" despite the loss.
After suffering more than 1,000 dead in battles with the Parachute Regiment and Royal Marines in the last year, the Taliban retired to regroup and re-equip last winter.
A spring offensive was ordered by the Taliban leadership based in Quetta, Pakistan, and was meant to be launched in late March.
But a lack of mid-level commanders has meant that there has been little co-ordination to bring about the offensive.
I reported back in March that NATO forces decided to pre-empt the "Spring Offensice" by beating the bad guys to the punch. And this effort has clearly put the Taliban and al Qaeda on the defensive.
