Explosive Leaks Provide Image of War from those Fighting It.

As you read this report, close to 92,000 'classified' documents pertaining to the war in Afghanistan have been leaked on the internet: Never before has it been possible to compare the realities on the battlefield against the propaganda spewed by the US government. Britain's Guardian newspaper, the New York Times, and Spiegel have all compared the data with independent reports. All three media sources have concluded that the documents are authentic and provide an unvarnished image of the war in Afghanistan, from the perspective of the soldiers who are fighting in that conflict. Calls for a withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan can not be far behind - even in America.
Last week, representatives from more than 70 nations and organizations met in Kabul for the Afghanistan conference, to ensure President Hamid Karzai that his country would eventually be in a position to guarantee security using its own soldiers and police, but such shows of optimism seem cynical in light of the realities on the battlefield: Nearly nine years after the start of that war, they at best, paint a gloomy picture. Afghan security forces are portrayed as the hapless victims of Taliban attacks, and even in northern Afghanistan, where German troops are stationed, the situation is becoming increasingly perilous - the number of warnings about possible Taliban in the region - fueled by support from Pakistan, has increased dramatically!!