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U.S. General David McKiernan, commander of NATO's International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, speaks during a joint press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2008
Monday, Oct. 13, 2008

Open quoteWe are not losing in Afghanistan.Close quote

  • General DAVID MCKIERNAN,
  • the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, following the successful defeat by NATO forces of a Taliban effort to take Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand Province
Photo: Musadeq Sadeq / AP | Source: New York Times