The battlefield widens

Anyone at Nato headquarters in Brussels, toying with the idea of enlarging the alliance to include parts of the Caucasus, should take a look at what is happening in its current field of operation, Afghanistan. A battle is raging and shows no signs of abating. On the contrary, it grows in intensity. This year is set to become the deadliest yet. So far, according to the Associated Press, 3,400 Afghans, mostly insurgents, and 178 foreign troops have been killed. And the battlefield itself is spreading. Yesterday coalition forces claimed to have killed 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, after a concerted attack killed 10 French troops and wounded 21 others. And all this just one hour east of Kabul.



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