Progress in Eastern Afghanistan Will Blunt Taliban Offensive

By Jim Garamone | American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23, 2008 - The U.S. commander of NATO's Regional Command East in Afghanistan today said he does not think the Taliban will launch a spring offensive in his area of operations.

Army Maj. Gen. David Rodriguez, also commander of Combined Joint Task Force 82 based at Bagram Air Base, told Pentagon reporters here that improvements in Afghan government control and delivery of services to the people of the region have blunted the Taliban's appeal in the region.

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