Foreign Trainers and $1 Billion a Month to Build Afghan Army

The US is betting that recent operations with its troop surge will have put a dent into the Taliban's fighting force and caused it to be less effective.  Over the long-term the strategy is to train the Afghan army.  Read more on this topic in "U.S. bets foreign trainers, $1-billion a month can build powerful Afghan army", The Globe and Mail, November 16, 2010.