DTN News: Afghanistan TODAY October 21, 2010 - McChrystal Sees Slower Pace For Kandahar Operation (DTN's Archive)....NSI News Source Info # 1145(NSI News Source Info) BRUSSELS- October 21, 2010: A long-awaited military campaign in the Taliban's birthplace Kandahar, due to begin in earnest this month, will now unfold more slowly than planned, the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan said on Thursday.
Citing shortcomings that set back the last big U.S.-led offensive in neighboring Helmand province, General Stanley McChrystal said he wanted more time to shore up Afghan support for the Kandahar campaign and to prepare local authorities to provide government services when security improves.
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