U.S. scraps assault due to weak Afghan partnership (Reuters)

[IMG]http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100504/capt.p***o_1272943227379-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=q_WXs7J3JmD381gQE5C7jA--[/IMG]Reuters - NATO commanders scrapped a helicopter assault by hundreds of U.S. and Afghan troops last week because the Afghans weren't able to take charge, a U.S. military officer familiar with the planning said. The decision to cancel the assault, designed to prepare the ground for the biggest offensive of the nearly nine-year-old war, has frustrated U.S. officers on the ground who say their local partners are not ready to lead.




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