Gates: Increasing Violence in Afghanistan Expected in Weeks Ahead - ABC News (blog)

Reuters Gates: Increasing Violence in Afghanistan Expected in Weeks Ahead ABC News (blog) Three months ahead of the beginning of a July 2011 US troop drawdown in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told reporters today there has been "some uptick in activity" by Taliban fighers, and that he expected "an increase in the level of ... 2011 may see Afghan war turning point: GatesAFP Gates sees possible turning point in Afghan warReuters Gates foresees turning point in Afghanistan warThe Associated Press RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty -RIA Novosti -Xinhua all 245 news articles »