Leaked NATO Report Provides Dismal Assessment of Afghan War

There has been a flurry of press activity concerning the leaked (and classified) NATO report providing an assessment of the Taliban.  The report says that NATO believes Pakistan is supporting the Taliban (you think?), that the Taliban are enjoying widespread support among the Afghan population, the Taliban are hopeful for the future role they will play after 2014, and that Afghan citizens prefer Taliban governance over the corrupt Afghan central government. The assessment is based on 27,000 interrogations of more than 4,000 captured Taliban and al Qaeda operatives.  Excerpts from the report are published by the BBC here and an analysis of the report is provided by Kate Clark posted on the Afghanistan Analysts Network (AAN).