The top US military commander has said he is increasingly concerned about the threat posed by Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters sheltering on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border. Speaking on a visit to Afghanistan on Monday, Admiral Mike Mullen said violence in Afghanistan was likely to get worse before it gets better, with fighters holding the upper hand across about a third of Afghan provinces. "I remain deeply concerned by the growing level of collusion between the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda and other extremist groups taking refuge across the border in Pakistan," Mullen, who is chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, told reporters in Kabul. "Getting at this network, which is now more entrenched, will be a far more difficult task than it was just one year ago."
The top US military commander has said he is increasingly concerned about the threat posed by Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters sheltering on the Pakistani side of the Afghan border.
Speaking on a visit to Afghanistan on Monday, Admiral Mike Mullen said violence in Afghanistan was likely to get worse before it gets better, with fighters holding the upper hand across about a third of Afghan provinces.
"I remain deeply concerned by the growing level of collusion between the Afghan Taliban and al Qaeda and other extremist groups taking refuge across the border in Pakistan," Mullen, who is chairman of the US joint chiefs of staff, told reporters in Kabul.
"Getting at this network, which is now more entrenched, will be a far more difficult task than it was just one year ago."
