US General Says Current Afghanistan Strategy is Failure

McChrystal recently said he supported President Hamid Karzai's view that many insurgents were motivated by money and not ideology. Photo by armybase.us

A top US general in Afghanistan has called for a revised military strategy, suggesting the current one is failing.

In a strategic assessment sent to US Central Command, Gen Stanley McChrystal said that while the Afghan situation was serious, success was achievable, the BBC reported.

The report has yet not been published, but sources say Gen McChrystal sees protecting the Afghan people against the Taliban as the top priority.

The report does not carry a direct call for increasing troop numbers.

"The situation in Afghanistan is serious, but success is achievable and demands a revised implementation strategy, commitment and resolve, and increased unity of effort," Gen McChrystal said in the assessment.

The report came as further results from last week's presidential election were expected to be released, at 1230 GMT. President Hamid Karzai is leading so far.

The independent Electoral Complaints Commission says that of more than 2 100 allegations of wrongdoing during voting and vote-counting, 618 have been deemed serious enough to affect the election's outcome, if proven.

 

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