Front Page Headline in Wall Street Journal: Taliban Now Winning

In the April 10th Wall Street Journal an article by Yochi J. Dreazen in Kabul and Peter Spiegel in Washington is headlined: "Taliban Now Winning: U.S. Commander in Afghanistan Warns of Rising Casualties"

The article begins:

The Taliban have gained the upper hand in Afghanistan, the top American commander there said, forcing the U.S. to change its strategy in the eight-year-old conflict by increasing the number of troops in heavily populated areas like the volatile southern city of Kandahar, the insurgency's spiritual home.

Gen. Stanley McChrystal warned that means U.S. casualties, already running at record levels, will remain high for months to come.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, the commander offered a preview of the strategic assessment he is to deliver to Washington later this month, saying the troop shifts are designed to better protect Afghan civilians from rising levels of Taliban violence and intimidation.

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