Update to this story.
http://www.strategypage.com/qnd/afghan/articles/20080229.aspx
'February 29, 2008: The Taliban are having a bad Winter. The Pakistani army offensive against the Pakistani Taliban has cut off a source of reinforcements. Battles on the border, as Afghan and NATO troops catch Taliban crossing, have declined over a third. As a result, more foreign fighters are being found among dead and captured Taliban. The manpower shortage has caused the Taliban to abandon areas they had long maintained a presence in, particularly in Helmand province.'
Compare and contrast this information, based on US/NATO military intel with the vacuous ramblings of the BBC. I'm not sure whether/how many BBC correspondents are in Afghanistan, but I suspect they don't get out much. And if the BBC's reputation from Vietnam still holds true (cowardly, drunken, manage to get 'scoops' whilst 1000 miles from events etc) they are probably propping up the bar in Kabul. Harry probably knows more about whats going on than the 'reporters' of the BBC. Ironic really. There are war reporters who have a good reputation amongst serving personnel in the war zone, but none of them work for the BBC. John 'Fat boy' Simpson is no substitute for a real correspondent.
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