Leon Panetta checks progress of war as he arrives in Afghanistan

June 7th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

On Afghanistan, Mr Panetta declared the war was at a “turning point”
as he arrived in Kabul to take stock of progress and discuss plans for the
troop drawdown, even as violence spiked in the south.

Mr Panetta noted a recent “uptick” in violence and said a double
suicide attack on Wednesday outside the largest NATO base in the south that
killed 23 people was “much more organised than we’ve seen before”.

A day before Mr Panetta’s arrival, Afghan
officials said about 40 civilians were killed in the twin suicide bombing
near Kandahar Air Field and in the NATO air strike south of Kabul.

Gen Allen has to withdraw 23,000 American troops by the end of September,
leaving about 68,000 U.S. military personnel in the country. Officials have
said the bulk of the 23,000 probably will not come out until shortly before
the deadline.

As those troops leave, Allen has said that Afghan forces will be used to fill
in the gaps in the eastern and southwestern parts of the country. They will
be buttressed by US advisory teams that will work with the Afghan units.

Once the 23,000 US troops depart, Gen Allen is expected to review how the
fighting season is going and then will begin to put together an analysis for
President Barack Obama on how troop withdrawals will proceed next year.

Mr Panetta also was scheduled to meet with US Ambassador Ryan Crocker and
Afghan Defense Minister Abdul Rahim Wardak.

Source: agencies