U.S. General David McKiernan, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, speaks during a joint press conference with Afghan deputy defense minister Gen. Mohammad Akram, not seen, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008. The head of the NATO-led force in Afghanistan on Sunday said Taliban militants launched a surprise attack on a key southern Afghan town, sparking a battle that killed about 60 insurgents. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq) By JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writer KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The top NATO general in Afghanistan on Sunday rejected the idea that NATO is losing the Afghanistan war to an increasingly bloody also said he needs more military forces to tamp down the militants, and he depicted a chaotic Afghan countryside where insurgents hold more power than the...
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